Garrick Staples wrote: >>> Compile it, run it, viola! >> ===> Voila! (French is my first language! Trying to help for your >> french here!) > > Um, merci bueco? > </slaughter> > Merci beaucoup! (Thanks a lot!) </you_re_good!> Actually, i found that the code should read: #include <unistd.h> #include <stdio.h> int main (void) { printf("current file limit: %d\n",getdtablesize()); <=== Added () exit (0); } I got 300 000, it's what i have in /etc/sysctl.conf. Guy Boisvert