# kernel: VFS: file-max limit 65536reached

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**Created:** [October 10, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/kernel-vfs-file-max-limit-65536reached/21833 "2011-10-10T08:06:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/kernel-vfs-file-max-limit-65536reached/21833/1 "2011-10-10T08:06:02Z")

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The log files are piled with above message and server getting hung after  
some days. This a DB server with above medium db load.

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10677977609;2145015 Wrote:[color=blue]

> The log files are piled with above message and server getting hung after  
> some days. This a DB server with above medium db load.[/color]

Some more info on OS version, SP level and what type of applicatioins  
and DB vendor + version are running on this server would be good.

In any case it would seem as if there are many files opened which are  
not being closed correctly over time. For one, it could be a bug in the  
DB software version you are running (if that is the software primarily  
running on this system)… so I’d also check for this with your DB  
verdor.

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