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What causes error message : "java.net.SocketException: Too many open files"?

  • February 16, 2013
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Problem:

What causes error message : "java.net.SocketException: Too many open files"?

Resolution:

  • Product Name: BES-AppServer
  • Product Version: 5.2.1
  • Product Component: Java
  • Platform/OS Version: UNIX
  • JDK/Compiler Version: 1.3.1 and 1.4.1

Description:

What causes error message : "java.net.SocketException: Too many open files"?


Answer/Solution:

The error message can occur within any java component of BES and is caused by the operating system (UNIX Only) running out of file descriptors.

The solution is to increase the file descriptor limit to an acceptable level based on the needs not only of BES but all applications running on the machine.


Author: Sean Chandler

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