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[LDM #DRV-310603]: -close switch

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  • Subject: [LDM #DRV-310603]: -close switch
  • Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2016 09:29:27 -0600
Erik,

As described in
<http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-current/basics/pqact.conf.html#output-file
 limit>,
pqact(1) will close the least recently-used file descriptor if and when it needs
a new one. Thus, you needn't worry about the number of descriptors in use.

> Would there eventually be an issue where too many file descriptors are left
> open?  Or does the kernel have a way of closing them eventually if there
> are too many open?

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: DRV-310603
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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