dmesg error

[Clarence J]

Hi Everyone,

Sometimes when I issue a dmesg command, I get the following:

file table full

What is this error and how can I have it resolved?

Thks for any help!

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

It means precisely what it says. Your file table has filled up. This table is controlled by the nfile kernel parameter. You need to increase this parameter in order for this message to stop occurring.

See this document for more information.

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=c1a8d7fb0e86ebde02/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=400000000013822

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

Patrick has hit it right on the head,
only thing I can add is that you can
view through a tool 'glance' (providing)
you have it and view the system tables
to see the usage of not only 'nfile'
but others as well. Once 'glance' has
started press F5 to display the next keys
and then F4 to view the system tables.

Once you have increased this parameter
you will need to generate a new system
kernel and reboot your system.

Cheers
Michael