Re: proc.curproc.rlimit.descriptors.hard/soft can not be increased

[Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>]

On Fri, 29 Sep 2017, Andreas Beck wrote:
> Okay, ive done the job by editing /etc/login.conf.
>
> Andreas Beck schrieb:
> > Hello,
> >
> > ive a Problem with 8.0_BETA and increasing 
> > proc.curproc.rlimit.descriptors.hard and
> > proc.curproc.rlimit.descriptors.soft
> >
> > When I do "sysctl -w" or in /etc/sysctl.conf the values cant be increased.
> >
> > Increasing of kern.maxfiles is possible.

Your problem is that curproc is the current process (the PID of sysctl -w 
command which is, of course, transitory).

Editing login.conf is the correct fix (or you can add it to the relevant
/etc/rc.conf.d file as the launched process will inherit it from its 
parent).

--
Stephen