rsyslogd[xxxx] : open error: Too many open files

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Issue

  • rsyslogd[xxxx]: file '/path/of/log/file': open error: Too many open files.
  • Not able to forward application and OS logs to remote rsyslog server.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • rsyslog
  • systemd

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