[asterisk-users] 786 000 files limit Centos 7 - Asterisk keeps complaining

[Tony Mountifield]

In article <001c01d0d10a$ce89cd40$6b9d67c0$@verishare.co.za>,
Stefan Viljoen <viljoens at verishare.co.za> wrote:
> Hi Guys
> 
> I keep getting messages in the Asterisk 1.8.11.0 CLI that there are not
> enough file descriptors available on my Centos 7 box.
> 
> I also get regular error messages that RTP connections are failing due to
> bad file descriptors.
> 
> I have already edited /etc/sysctl.conf by setting fs.file-max to 786 000
> files, and running sysctl -p afterward.
> 
> I have also edited /etc/security/limits.conf and entered
> 
> * soft nofile 786000
> * hard nofile 786000
> 
> and rebooted my system.
> 
> When I ge the Asterisk error messages in the CLI that there are not enough
> file descriptors, I immediately ran
> 
> lsof | wc -l
> 
> and I only get around 100 000 files open - while my limit is 786 000 - yet
> still Asterisk keeps complaining.
> 
> I have also edited /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf to have 
> 
> maxfiles = 786000
> 
> and restarted Asterisk / rebooted, but this has no effect.
> 
> Why does Asterisk 1.8.11.0 complain that there are insufficient file
> descriptors when my limit is 786 000 and the kernel itself states that only
> 100 000+ handles / decriptors are in use at the moment Asterisk is
> complaining about insuffiecient descriptors?
> 
> Anybody else ran into this?

No, but I would ask myself why so many file descriptors are being used.
It sounds like you have a file descriptor leak (not being closed when
finished with).

You might also want to look at the output of lsof (or at least some of it)
to see what all these file descriptors are pointing to, and whether it is
indeed Asterisk that is consuming them.

If it is Asterisk, it's quite possible, even probable, that such a leak
has been found and fixed, even in the 1.8 series. 1.8.11.0 is rather old -
the latest is 1.8.32.3, so it would be best to update to that version and
see if the problem persists.

Cheers
Tony
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