On Thu, 2012-05-17 at 13:08 -0600, Michael Coffman wrote: > vm.overcommit_ratio = 50 ^^ Try changing the commit ratio to a greater value (yes you can go over 100). Then sysctl -w vm.overcommit_memory=2 Just because one machine fails gracefully does not mean the next will. But really buy some ram for real. OR solve the real problem. John