# Getting too many files opened exception

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-too-many-files-opened-exception/38613>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 7, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-too-many-files-opened-exception/38613 "2016-01-07T12:38:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![RohanKumbhar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rohankumbhar/32/23649_2.png) [@RohanKumbhar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RohanKumbhar)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-too-many-files-opened-exception/38613/1 "2016-01-07T12:38:31Z")

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Hi Team,

i have set ulimit -n to 2048 and checked in stats for open\_file\_description which is showing 131 , But still i'm getting too many file opened exception in elasticsearch ☹

Is there any specific count for file description after that it will show this exception?

Thanks,  
Rohan

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-too-many-files-opened-exception/38613/2 "2016-01-07T13:02:24Z")

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Have a look at [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.1/setup-configuration.html#system](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.1/setup-configuration.html#system)

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-too-many-files-opened-exception/38613/3 "2017-07-05T23:26:23Z")

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