mod_proxy/8440: Too mnay open files in system while running proxy

[Subba Gaddamadugu <sg...@hotmail.com>]

>Number:         8440
>Category:       mod_proxy
>Synopsis:       Too mnay open files in system while running proxy
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Oct 01 07:40:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     sgaddamadugu@hotmail.com
>Release:        1.3.14 (unix)
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Linix 2.4.2-2 #1 Sun Apr 820:41:30 EDT 2001 i686 unknown
>Description:
turn on the debug in httpd.conf
access the proxy with large number of requests (> 500)
see the error log file with error
(23) Too many open files in system: proxy : error opening catch file ...
increasing the file descriptors using ulimit does not healp.
>How-To-Repeat:
access the proxy with large number of requests (greater than 500)
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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