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socket.limit.exceeded

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Description

This message occurs when the operating system is unable to allocate a new socket because that would exceed the maximum open sockets.

Corrective Action

(None).

Syslog Message

The operating system was unable to allocate a socket. The number of open sockets is %d and the limit is %d.

Parameters

num_open_sockets (INT): The number of open sockets.
max_sockets (INT): The maximum allowed number of open sockets.