pmlogger.log or pmcd.log is filled with the message "Too many open files" and utilizing the disk space.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • /var/log/pcp/pmlogger/hostname/pmlogger.log is filled with the below message and utilizing the disk space.

    error accepting client: Too many open files
error accepting client: Too many open files
error accepting client: Too many open files

  • /var/log/pcp/pmcd/hostname/pmcd.log is filled with the below message and utilizing the disk space.

    pmcd(2037419) Error: AcceptNewClient(0): Unexpected error from __pmAccept: 24: Too many open files
pmcd(2037419) Error: AcceptNewClient(3): Unexpected error from __pmAccept: 24: Too many open files
pmcd(2037419) Error: AcceptNewClient(0): Unexpected error from __pmAccept: 24: Too many open files

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • pcp

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