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5.4P5 Users Seeing "Too Many Open Files" Error (Doc ID 2716703.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 09, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Secure Global Desktop - Version 5.4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

After running smoothly for some time a time may come when no users can log in or launch.  Error messages such as the following will be seen.

Starting execution protocol engine
Failed to fork PE socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, int [2]): (24) Too many open files
Session failed:
Session failed:
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Changes

 The number of users on the deployment may have been increasing over time.

Cause

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Cause
Solution
 B.4.3 Maximum File Descriptors
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