rsyslogd: fopen() failed: 'Too many open files', path: '/var/lib/rsyslog/imjournal.state.tmp

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Rsyslogd stops logging to files
  • rsyslogd: tcpsrv listener (inputname: 'imtcp') failed to processed incoming connection with error -2106 [v8.24.0 try
  • fopen() failed: 'Too many open files', path: /var/lib/rsyslog/imjournal.state.tmp'

Environment

  • Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Rsyslog

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