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@@ -268,12 +268,15 @@ into a chroot jail</a>.)
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-11. (Unix only.) Your operating system probably limits the number of open
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-file descriptors per process to 1024 (or even less). If you plan to be
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-running a fast exit node, this is probably not enough. You should run
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-"ulimit -n 8192" (as root) and then su to the user that will run Tor,
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-or change your defaults (on Debian, add a line like "toruser hard nofile
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-8192" to your /etc/security/limits.conf file).
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+11. (Unix only.) Your operating system probably limits the number
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+of open file descriptors per process to 1024 (or even less). If
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+you plan to be running a fast exit node, this is probably not
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+enough. On Linux, you should add a line like "toruser hard nofile
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+8192" to your /etc/security/limits.conf file, where toruser is
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+the user that runs the Tor process. If that doesn't work, see <a
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+href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FileDescriptors">this
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+FAQ entry</a> for other suggested ways to run "ulimit -n 8192" before
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+you launch Tor.
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