Re: Too many open files from postgres.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Mavinakuli, Prasanna (STSD)" <prasanna(dot)b-m(at)hp(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Too many open files from postgres.
Date: 2006-08-10 04:06:05
Message-ID: 10020.1155182765@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Mavinakuli, Prasanna (STSD)" <prasanna(dot)b-m(at)hp(dot)com> writes:
> We have observed that postgres opens many files in data directory
> And won't close till next vacuum (I experience it)
> When it hits max limit, we won't able to open any other files.

> So what's the solution ..?

Reduce PG's max_files_per_process setting, or increase your kernel's
max-number-of-open-files limit.

regards, tom lane

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