# Files limit

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/files-limit/166254>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 30, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/files-limit/166254 "2019-01-30T04:09:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![niraj\_pandey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/niraj_pandey/32/44034_2.png) [@niraj\_pandey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/niraj_pandey)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/files-limit/166254/1 "2019-01-30T04:09:34Z")

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Hello,

On logstash log file I am continuously getting the following warning messages.  
Could you please help me on this ?

[2019-01-29T20:03:51,022][WARN][filewatch.tailmode.processor] Reached open files limit: 4095, set by the 'max\_open\_files' option or default, files yet to open: 422

[2019-01-29T20:04:12,754][WARN][filewatch.tailmode.processor] Reached open files limit: 4095, set by the 'max\_open\_files' option or default, files yet to open: 422

[2019-01-29T20:04:33,361][WARN][filewatch.tailmode.processor] Reached open files limit: 4095, set by the 'max\_open\_files' option or default, files yet to open: 422

[2019-01-29T20:04:54,134][WARN][filewatch.tailmode.processor] Reached open files limit: 4095, set by the 'max\_open\_files' option or default, files yet to open: 422

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**Author:** ![Makra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Makra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Makra)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 5:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/files-limit/166254/2 "2019-01-30T05:29:40Z")

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> [@Logstash 5.6.2 Open file limit Error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-6-2-open-file-limit-error/106964/4):
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> This topic has come up many times before. If you google "logstash open file limit" you should find useful information.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 5:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/files-limit/166254/3 "2019-02-27T05:29:51Z")

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