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@@ -704,6 +704,41 @@ out there. If you want your language file to be included in the standard .Nm distribution, please send me a link to it via the Fediverse to @grunfink@comam.es or make a PR via the Git repository. +.Ss Number of open files on OpenBSD and login classes +Being a file intensive application, even a small +.Nm +instance might open lots of files, especially when forwarding a new post to +other instances. +.Pp +OpenBSD's daemon login class comes with a very low +.Pa openfiles +value, usually restricting the amount of open files to 128 (cur), 1024 (max). +This can result in +.Nm +to stop working due to too many open files. +.Pp +To continue operation, a new +.Pa snac +login class can be created. Please consult +.Xr login.conf 5 +and afterwards create a new login class as follows. +.Bd -literal -offset indent +snac:\\ + :openfiles=4096:\\ + :tc=daemon: +.Ed +.Pp +After rebuilding the +.Pa /etc/login.conf.db , +ensure that your snac user's login class is set to +.Pa snac : +.Bd -literal -offset indent +# cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf +# usermod -L snac SNACUSER +.Ed +.Pp +One restart later, the daemon should run with increased +.Pa openfiles . .Sh ENVIRONMENT .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Ev DEBUG |