<![CDATA[Kernel: kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 65534, please see tuning(7).]]>

kernel: kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 65534, please see tuning(7).

the above keeps appearing in my logs. any idea what it is and why it's happening?

alix 2d3 with industrial cf running nano 1.23 and a few snort rules.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/27839/kernel-kern-maxfiles-limit-exceeded-by-uid-65534-please-see-tuning-7RSS for NodeSat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:49 GMTMon, 08 Nov 2010 07:59:42 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Kernel: kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 65534, please see tuning(7). on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:08:23 GMT]]>@EddieA:

@jimp:

No, not a port number, that's a number of open files.

Are you sure.  Isn't it the uid of the user who is trying to open all the files:  "nobody".   ;D

Cheers.

Yeah it is, read it too fast :-)

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/252076https://forum.netgate.com/post/252076Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:08:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kernel: kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 65534, please see tuning(7). on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:47:52 GMT]]>@jimp:

No, not a port number, that's a number of open files.

Are you sure.  Isn't it the uid of the user who is trying to open all the files:  "nobody".  ;D

Cheers.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/252075https://forum.netgate.com/post/252075Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:47:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kernel: kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 65534, please see tuning(7). on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:17:31 GMT]]>No, not a port number, that's a number of open files.

The "fstat" command at the shell could tell you what has open files, but I'm not sure we included that on 1.2.3 releases.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/252070https://forum.netgate.com/post/252070Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:17:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kernel: kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 65534, please see tuning(7). on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:08:59 GMT]]>

uid 65534

would that be a port number? and how do i find out what process is trying to open those files?

cheers
louis

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/252062https://forum.netgate.com/post/252062Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:08:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kernel: kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 65534, please see tuning(7). on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:22:11 GMT]]>It means what it says, something is trying to open too many files, more than the system's default limit.

That can be set by adding a line in /boot/loader.conf, like so:

kern.maxfiles="131070"

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/252051https://forum.netgate.com/post/252051Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:22:11 GMT