diff --git a/doc/getstarted.txt b/doc/getstarted.txt index c42fede..fa50453 100644 --- a/doc/getstarted.txt +++ b/doc/getstarted.txt @@ -43,4 +43,13 @@ if one wishes to run uhub as a specific user using the -u and -g switches. Example: % uhub -f -l mylog.txt -u nobody -g nogroup + +If you are planning to more than 1000 users on hub, you must increase the number of max descriptor limits. +The descriptor limits must be great than the value of max_users uhub.conf. + +In linux you must add the following line in /etc/security/limits.conf (for max_users = 4000 ): + * soft nofile 4096 + * hard nofile 4096 + + Your mileage may vary -- Good luck!