general/3722: File table overflow

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>Number:         3722
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       File table overflow
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 20 05:10:00 PST 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     roemer@wetteronline.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.1
>Environment:
Linux 2.0.36 i586 unknown
>Description:
 Does anybody know what to do. The Apache crachs with the following Error-Message.
 The System has to be rebooted.

[Tue Jan 19 22:51:45 1999] [alert] (23)File table overflow: initgroups: unable to set groups for User wwwrun and Group 65534
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:45 1999] [emerg] (23)File table overflow: Child cannot open lock file: /httpd/var/run/httpd.lock.109
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:45 1999] [emerg] (23)File table overflow: Child cannot open lock file: /httpd/var/run/httpd.lock.109
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:45 1999] [emerg] (23)File table overflow: Child cannot open lock file: /httpd/var/run/httpd.lock.109
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:46 1999] [alert] Child 27431 returned a Fatal error...
Apache is exiting!
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:52 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/counter/sondcounter
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:56 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/zaehler
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:57 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: file permissions deny server access: /httpd/htdocs/gifs/welt.gif
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:57 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: file permissions deny server access:
/httpd/htdocs/karten/html/Zypern00.htm
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:57 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: file permissions deny server access: /httpd/htdocs/include/Zypern.htm
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:57 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: file permissions deny server access: /httpd/htdocs/tonline/vor.gif
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:57 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/counter/toncount
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:58 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/citybild
[Tue Jan 19 22:51:58 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/aktdaten
[Tue Jan 19 22:52:05 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/counter/regncounter
[Tue Jan 19 22:52:05 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/vorvars
[Tue Jan 19 22:52:05 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/vorvars
[Tue Jan 19 22:52:07 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/pagecoun
[Tue Jan 19 22:52:07 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/startcount
[Tue Jan 19 22:52:07 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/counter/sondcounter
[Tue Jan 19 22:52:07 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/pagecoun
[Tue Jan 19 22:52:08 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/startcount
[Tue Jan 19 22:52:08 1999] [error] (23)File table overflow: couldn't spawn child process: /httpd/cgi-bin/suchen
[Tue Jan 19 22:53:07 1999] [error] File does not exist: /httpd/htdocs/tonline/0000001788.gif
[Wed Jan 20 00:12:06 1999] [crit] (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to port 80
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
The Systems runs normally very stable. 
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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