# java.io.IOException: Too many open files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-io-ioexception-too-many-open-files/76080>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 22, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-io-ioexception-too-many-open-files/76080 "2017-02-22T16:38:47Z")\
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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:** [February 26, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-io-ioexception-too-many-open-files/76080/10 "2017-02-26T18:53:39Z")

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Hard to say. May be share a code example?

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