Re: [libvirt] [PATCH v2] daemon: Enhance documentation for changing NOFILE limit

Signed-off-by: Jiri Denemark <jdenemar(a)redhat.com&gt; --- daemon/libvirtd.sysconf | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd.sysconf b/daemon/libvirtd.sysconf index 3af1f03..8bdddd3 100644 --- a/daemon/libvirtd.sysconf +++ b/daemon/libvirtd.sysconf @@ -20,5 +20,13 @@ # #SDL_AUDIODRIVER=pulse -# Override the maximum number of opened files +# Override the maximum number of opened files. +# This only works with traditional init scripts. In systemd world, the limit +# can only be changed by overriding LimitNOFILE for libvirtd.service. To do +# that, just create a *.conf file in /etc/systemd/system/libvirtd.service.d/ +# (for example /etc/systemd/system/libvirtd.service.d/openfiles.conf) and +# write the following two lines in it: +# [Service] +# LimitNOFILE=2048 +# #LIBVIRTD_NOFILES_LIMIT=2048