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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml index c27c703aa1c..b9c4e611aaa 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml @@ -1277,11 +1277,12 @@ default:\ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - On <productname>Linux</productname> - <filename>/proc/sys/fs/file-max</filename> determines the - maximum number of open files that the kernel will support. It can - be changed by writing a different number into the file or by - adding an assignment in <filename>/etc/sysctl.conf</filename>. + On <productname>Linux</productname> the kernel parameter + <varname>fs.file-max</varname> determines the maximum number of open + files that the kernel will support. It can be changed with + <literal>sysctl -w fs.file-max=<replaceable>N</replaceable></literal>. + To make the setting persist across reboots, add an assignment + in <filename>/etc/sysctl.conf</filename>. The maximum limit of files per process is fixed at the time the kernel is compiled; see <filename>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/proc.txt</filename> for |