How do I work around the 1024 file descriptor limit imposed on services launched by xinetd?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • xinetd limits file descriptors to 1024
  • autosys job not picking up open file limit from /etc/security/limits.conf
  • xinetd doesn't honor the settings in /etc/security/limits.conf at system boot time.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (not effected)

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