maximun file-handlers on red hat 5.2

[Guest_imported]

Hi!
I would like to know how to change the maximum number of file-handlers on linux red hat 5.2 (Apollo) with Kernel 2.0.36.

I know how to change it on red hat 6.1. For example, if i want to change it to 423 i must do
echo "423" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max

or on red hat 6.2, editing the file /etc/sysctl.conf and adding the line
fs.file-max=423

but i don't know how to change it on red hat 5.2, because this files doesn't exist.

If someone could help me it would be great.

Thanks a lot, and sorry for my English, i'm from spain

 

[marsd]

Should be /proc/sys/kernel/file-max.

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

For 2.0.x I think that would be :

echo "423" > /proc/sys/kernel/file-max

Regards