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Subject: Re: Question regarding limit on the number of sockets?
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> 1.  Is this a per process limit, a per user limit, or a system wide
> limit?

per process 1024 filehandles

> 2.  Does this limit apply to both the 2.2.x and 2.4.x kernels?

Yes

> 3.  Is this limit tunable (either by patching the kernel or otherwise)?

Tunable in 2.4