Take a look at the apache manual. This is not a uncommon problem with programs that require a lot of open files. <A HREF="http://www.theverge.com/unix/apache/manual/vhosts/fd-limits.html"><A HREF="http://www.theverge.com/unix/apache/manual/vhosts/fd-limits.html</A">http://www.theverge.com/unix/apache/manual/vhosts/fd-limits.html</A</A>> there is a link at the bottem for more details and on that page there is a link to a site that may have a kernel patch. I hope this helps. For the most up to date version of the manual see <A HREF="http://www.apache.org"><A HREF="http://www.apache.org</A">http://www.apache.org</A</A>> <A HREF="http://www.theverge.com"><A HREF="http://www.theverge.com</A">http://www.theverge.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>