Re: smbd (samba) opens too many files (fstat)

[Andreas Beck <lists%teccmail.de@localhost>]

This problem exists also only on one server, why I could not clarify so 
far and have also built the latest package, without success.
When I restart smbd, then fstat (open files) is okay again.

Regards,
Andreas

Andreas Beck schrieb:
> Hello,
>
> one of my samba-servers opens too many files until notification "Too 
> many open files) from the system.
>
> fstat | grep smbd |wc -l
> 1704
>
> after 2h.
>
> Is there a way, to reduce open files in samba, or must I set more 
> descriptors?
> I think, 1704 open files, while copying 5GB small files, does not look 
> good.
>
> Regards,
> Andreas
>
> fstat:
> ...
> root     smbd         538  816* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  817* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  818* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  819* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  820* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  821* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  822* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  823* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  824* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  825* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  826* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  827* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  828* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  829* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  830* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  831* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  832* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  833* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  834* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  835* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  836* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  837* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  838* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  839* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  840* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  841* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  842* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  843* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  844* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  845* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  846* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  847* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  848* internet stream tcp
> root     smbd         538  849* internet stream tcp
> ...