# Max\_file\_descriptors not appearing in node process stats

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-file-descriptors-not-appearing-in-node-process-stats/190435>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 15, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-file-descriptors-not-appearing-in-node-process-stats/190435 "2019-07-15T06:34:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![superbazza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@superbazza](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/superbazza)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-file-descriptors-not-appearing-in-node-process-stats/190435/1 "2019-07-15T06:34:46Z")

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GET \_nodes/stats/process?filter\_path=\*\*.max\_file\_descriptors should give the max open file descriptors that has been configured for the process/user on the server.

However, I am not getting that setting. The above request returns {}  
I could have sworn I was getting that setting earlier, and we have not upgraded elastic in a long-long time. Is there another reason why we would have that detail in the stats in the past, but no longer be getting it?

Running on jdk1.8.0\_45 on RHEL.

Thanks

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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:** [August 12, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-file-descriptors-not-appearing-in-node-process-stats/190435/2 "2019-08-12T06:34:50Z")

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