What is the maximum value that file-max can be set to in /proc/sys/fs/ for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3?
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The value that tracks file-max in the kernel is just an integer, so it can be set to any positive value (1 to 0x7fffffff). That does not mean that you can have that many open files though, just that the kernel will not deny you the attempt to get an unused file descriptor if you have fewer than that many files open.
What it boils down to is a memory game. You can set the file-max<...>
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