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Check out the unix command "ulimit", using it you can increase the maximum number of open files. On 7 September 2010 19:10, Gregory Sjaardema <gdsjaar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ÂThere is a sysconf call that can give you the maximum number of open files > supported on the current system. > The call is: Â"sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX)" which will return either the maximum > number of simultaneously open files (including stdout, stderr, and stdin) or > if it returns -1, then the maximum is unlimited. > > My guess is that your OSX is limiting you to 256. > > --Greg > > On 9/7/10 9:53 AM, Ted Mansell wrote: >> >> Howdy, >> >> I'm using netcdf4.1.2-beta1, and I get the error "Too many open files" >> upon trying to open the 254th file (out of 616). ÂThis is on OS X >> (10.5), and the first time I've pushed it that far on this platform. >> On an ia64 machine, however, I've been able to open all 616 files (the >> same files I'm trying to open under OS X; not sure which version of >> netcdf4 I'm using on the ia64 system). ÂIs there a setting somewhere >> for the max number of open files? ÂIs this an error that comes from >> HDF5? >> >> I've looked through the online docs and even searched through netcdf >> code, and I don't even see where the error value is even used (only >> checked for in error.c). ÂThe application is compiled with 64-bit >> memory access, and does not appear to be running out of memory (less >> than 1.5GB when it quits). >> >> Thanks for any help... >> >> By the way, the netcdf.inc file defines ncenfile = -31, but it is >> NC_ENFILE = -34 in the C code. >> >> -- Ted >> >> _______________________________________________ >> netcdf-hdf mailing list >> netcdf-hdf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For list information or to unsubscribe, visit: >> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > netcdf-hdf mailing list > netcdf-hdf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For list information or to unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/
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