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Set Permanently ulimit -n / open files in ubuntu
# available limit
user@ubuntu:~$ ulimit -n
1024
# To increase the available limit to say 65535
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo vim /etc/sysctl.conf
# add the following line to it
fs.file-max = 65535
sudo vim /etc/security/limits.conf
# add following lines to it
* soft nproc 65535
* hard nproc 65535
* soft nofile 65535
* hard nofile 65535
root soft nproc 65535
root hard nproc 65535
root soft nofile 65535
root hard nofile 65535
# edit the following file
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo vim /etc/pam.d/common-session
# add this line to it
session required pam_limits.so
# run this to refresh with new config
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo sysctl -p
# logout and login and try the following command
user@ubuntu:~$ ulimit -n
65535
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