In article <85256975.0049067F.00 at nyc2.ap.org>, "Andrew Brooks" <Andrew_Brooks at ap.org> wrote; } files". Would it help if the system-wide file descriptor limit were raised? Try adding attached to /etc/system and reboot. set rlim_fd_max=1024 set rlim_fd_cur=1024 -- Katsuhiro Kondou