Error : [1] bootstrap checks failed [1]: max file descriptors [4096] for elasticsearch process is too low, increase to at least [65535]

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HI, im using elastic stack of version 7.5.1 with x-pack installed and im unable to start elastic as single node and i getting the following errors.

Please help me solve it.

[2020-01-02T13:34:03,835][DEBUG][o.e.a.ActionModule       ] [node-1] Using REST wrapper from plugin org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.Security
[2020-01-02T13:34:03,970][INFO ][o.e.d.DiscoveryModule    ] [node-1] using discovery type [zen] and seed hosts providers [settings]
[2020-01-02T13:34:04,849][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] initialized
[2020-01-02T13:34:04,849][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] starting ...
[2020-01-02T13:34:04,996][INFO ][o.e.t.TransportService   ] [node-1] publish_address {192.168.14.174:9300}, bound_addresses {[::]:9300}
[2020-01-02T13:34:05,367][INFO ][o.e.b.BootstrapChecks    ] [node-1] bound or publishing to a non-loopback address, enforcing bootstrap checks
ERROR: [1] bootstrap checks failed
[1]: max file descriptors [4096] for elasticsearch process is too low, increase to at least [65535]
[2020-01-02T13:34:05,379][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] stopping ...
[2020-01-02T13:34:05,431][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] stopped
[2020-01-02T13:34:05,432][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] closing ...
[2020-01-02T13:34:05,447][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] closed
[2020-01-02T13:34:05,450][INFO ][o.e.x.m.p.NativeController] [node-1] Native controller process has stopped - no new native processes can be started
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Please read https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html

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Thanks @dadoonet, it worked.

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