From: Brian Candler <B.Candler@...>
Date: 2007-05-11T18:46:56+09:00
Subject: Re: DRb connection error with more than 250+ DRb services

On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 06:18:48PM +0900, Jung wook Son wrote:
> I am opening 1024+ file-like objects.
> That's the answer exactly.
> 
> 
> One more question.
> When I try to change ulimit value, I have some error.
> 
> 
> dev@seou$: ulimit -n 2048
> -bash: ulimit: open files: cannot modify limit: Operation not permitted
> 
> dev@seoul$ sudo ulimit -Sn 2048
> sudo: ulimit: command not found

You have to be root to increase it.

There is some config file which sets the default at login time. I can't
remember offhand what it is - you may need to google.