Synchronet v3.21e-Win32 (install) has been released (Mar-2026).

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faq:nix [2022/06/12 14:09] – [Maximum Open Files] Mention the fixed bug that could cause this. digital manfaq:nix [2023/02/08 23:50] (current) – [Maximum Open Files] Replace pgrep with pidof digital man
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 **Checking current open file limits**\\ **Checking current open file limits**\\
-The most reliable way to determine your open file limit is to login to your BBS as a sysop, run the '';SHELL'' [[module:str_cmds|string command]], and at the Linux command line use the commands below. The hard limit is the systemwide limit, and the soft limit is one that a user can raise (up to the hard limit).+The most reliable way to determine your open file limit is to login to your BBS as a sysop, run the '';SHELL'' [[module:str_cmds|string command]], and at the OS command line, issue the commands below. The hard limit is the systemwide limit, and the soft limit is one that a user can raise (up to the hard limit).
  
-Soft limit: ''ulimit -Sn''\\ +To view the soft limit: ''ulimit -Sn''\\ 
-Hard limit: ''ulimit -Hn''+To view the hard limit: ''ulimit -Hn'' 
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 +Another method that works on Linux is to search for line beginning with "Max open files" in the file ''/proc/$(pidof sbbs)/limits'': 
 +  $ sudo grep "Max open files" /proc/$(pidof sbbs)/limits 
 +  Max open files            10000                10000                files     
  
 **If you start Synchronet with systemd**\\ **If you start Synchronet with systemd**\\
-If you're using [[howto:systemd|systemd]] to start sbbs, edit your service file (usually sbbs.service) by adding the following line in the ''[Service]'' section:+If you're using [[howto:systemd|systemd]] to start sbbs, edit your service file (usually ''sbbs.service'') by adding the following line in the ''[Service]'' section:
  
 <file sbbs.service> <file sbbs.service>

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