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  1. tombigel revised this gist Sep 7, 2017. No changes.
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    ### Adjusting Open File Limits in Yosemite

    To adjust open files limits on a system-wide basis in Mac OS X Yosemite, you must create two configuration files. The first is a property list (aka plist) file in /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist that contains the following XML configuration:
    To adjust open files limits on a system-wide basis in Mac OS X Yosemite, you must create two configuration files. The first is a property list (aka plist) file in `/Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist` that contains the following XML configuration:

    ```xml
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ To adjust open files limits on a system-wide basis in Mac OS X Yosemite, you mus
    </plist>
    ```

    This will set the open files limit to 200000. The second plist configuration file should be stored in /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist with the following contents:
    This will set the open files limit to 200000. The second plist configuration file should be stored in `/Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist` with the following contents:

    ```xml
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    @@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ ulimit -n 200000
    ulimit -u 2048
    ```

    Like the plist files, your bashrc or similar file should have -rw-r--r-- permissions. At this point, you can restart your computer and enter ulimit -n into your terminal. If your system is configured correctly, you should see that maxfiles has been set to 200000.
    Like the plist files, your bashrc or similar file should have -rw-r--r-- permissions. At this point, you can restart your computer and enter `ulimit -n` into your terminal. If your system is configured correctly, you should see that maxfiles has been set to 200000.

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    # How to Change Open Files Limit on OS X and macOS

    _This text is the section about OS X Yosemite (which also works for macOS Sierra) from https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/#mac-os-x
    _This text is the section about OS X Yosemite (which also works for macOS Sierra) from https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/#mac-os-x_

    The last time i visited this link it was dead (403), so I cloned it here from the latest snapshot in Archive.org's Wayback Machine
    _The last time i visited this link it was dead (403), so I cloned it here from the latest snapshot in Archive.org's Wayback Machine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170523131633/https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/_

    ## Mac OS X
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    # How to Change Open Files Limit on OS X and macOS

    _This text is the section about OS X Yosemite (which also works for macOS Sierra) from https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/#mac-os-x
    The last time i checked this link was dead (403) so I cloned it here from latest snapshot I could find in Archive.org's Wayback Machine

    The last time i visited this link it was dead (403), so I cloned it here from the latest snapshot in Archive.org's Wayback Machine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170523131633/https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/_

    ## Mac OS X
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    #!/bin/sh

    curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxfiles.plist
    curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxproc.plist
    # These are the original gist links, linking to my gists now.
    # curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxfiles.plist
    # curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxproc.plist

    curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tombigel/d503800a282fcadbee14b537735d202c/raw/ed73cacf82906fdde59976a0c8248cce8b44f906/limit.maxfiles.plist
    curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tombigel/d503800a282fcadbee14b537735d202c/raw/ed73cacf82906fdde59976a0c8248cce8b44f906/limit.maxproc.plist

    sudo mv limit.maxfiles.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons
    sudo mv limit.maxproc.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons
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    ### Open Files Limit
    # How to Change Open Files Limit on OS X and macOS

    This text is the section about latest OS X Yosemite which also works for macOS Sierra from https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/#mac-os-x
    The last time i checked this link was dead (403) so I cloned it here from last snapshot I could find in Archive.org's Wayback Machine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170523131633/https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/
    _This text is the section about OS X Yosemite (which also works for macOS Sierra) from https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/#mac-os-x
    The last time i checked this link was dead (403) so I cloned it here from latest snapshot I could find in Archive.org's Wayback Machine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170523131633/https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/_

    ## Mac OS X

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    # Mac OS X
    This text is originally from https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/#mac-os-x
    but the last time i checked this link was dead (403).
    ### Open Files Limit

    This text is the section about latest OS X Yosemite which also works for macOS Sierra from https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/#mac-os-x
    The last time i checked this link was dead (403) so I cloned it here from last snapshot I could find in Archive.org's Wayback Machine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170523131633/https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/

    ## Mac OS X

    ### To check the current limits on your Mac OS X system, run:

    ```
    ```shell
    launchctl limit maxfiles
    ```

    @@ -14,7 +18,7 @@ The last two columns are the soft and hard limits, respectively.

    To adjust open files limits on a system-wide basis in Mac OS X Yosemite, you must create two configuration files. The first is a property list (aka plist) file in /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist that contains the following XML configuration:

    ```
    ```xml
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    @@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ To adjust open files limits on a system-wide basis in Mac OS X Yosemite, you mus

    This will set the open files limit to 200000. The second plist configuration file should be stored in /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist with the following contents:

    ```
    ```xml
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple/DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
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    In addition to setting these limits at the system level, we recommend setting the at the session level as well by appending the following lines to your bashrc, bashprofile, or analogous file:

    ```
    ```shell
    ulimit -n 200000
    ulimit -u 2048
    ```
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    #Mac OS X
    # Mac OS X
    This text is originally from https://docs.basho.com/riak/kv/2.1.4/using/performance/open-files-limit/#mac-os-x
    but the last time i checked this link was dead (403).

    ###To check the current limits on your Mac OS X system, run:
    ### To check the current limits on your Mac OS X system, run:

    ```
    launchctl limit maxfiles
    ```

    The last two columns are the soft and hard limits, respectively.

    ###Adjusting Open File Limits in Yosemite
    ### Adjusting Open File Limits in Yosemite

    To adjust open files limits on a system-wide basis in Mac OS X Yosemite, you must create two configuration files. The first is a property list (aka plist) file in /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist that contains the following XML configuration:

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    #Mac OS X

    ###To check the current limits on your Mac OS X system, run:

    ```
    launchctl limit maxfiles
    ```

    The last two columns are the soft and hard limits, respectively.

    ###Adjusting Open File Limits in Yosemite

    To adjust open files limits on a system-wide basis in Mac OS X Yosemite, you must create two configuration files. The first is a property list (aka plist) file in /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist that contains the following XML configuration:

    ```
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>limit.maxfiles</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>launchctl</string>
    <string>limit</string>
    <string>maxfiles</string>
    <string>200000</string>
    <string>200000</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ServiceIPC</key>
    <false/>
    </dict>
    </plist>
    ```

    This will set the open files limit to 200000. The second plist configuration file should be stored in /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist with the following contents:

    ```
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple/DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>limit.maxproc</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>launchctl</string>
    <string>limit</string>
    <string>maxproc</string>
    <string>2048</string>
    <string>2048</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true />
    <key>ServiceIPC</key>
    <false />
    </dict>
    </plist>
    ```

    Both plist files must be owned by root:wheel and have permissions -rw-r--r--. This permissions should be in place by default, but you can ensure that they are in place by running sudo chmod 644 <filename>. While the steps explained above will cause system-wide open file limits to be correctly set upon restart, you can apply them manually by running launchctl limit.

    In addition to setting these limits at the system level, we recommend setting the at the session level as well by appending the following lines to your bashrc, bashprofile, or analogous file:

    ```
    ulimit -n 200000
    ulimit -u 2048
    ```

    Like the plist files, your bashrc or similar file should have -rw-r--r-- permissions. At this point, you can restart your computer and enter ulimit -n into your terminal. If your system is configured correctly, you should see that maxfiles has been set to 200000.

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    #!/bin/sh

    curl -O https://gist.github.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxfiles.plist
    curl -O https://gist.github.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxfiles.plist
    curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxfiles.plist
    curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxproc.plist

    sudo mv limit.maxfiles.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons
    sudo mv limit.maxproc.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons
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    sudo mv limit.maxfiles.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons
    sudo mv limit.maxproc.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons

    sudo chmod root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
    sudo chmod root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist
    sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
    sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist

    sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
    sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist
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    #!/bin/sh

    curl -O https://gist.github.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxfiles.plist
    curl -O https://gist.github.com/a2ikm/761c2ab02b7b3935679e55af5d81786a/raw/ab644cb92f216c019a2f032bbf25e258b01d87f9/limit.maxfiles.plist

    sudo mv limit.maxfiles.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons
    sudo mv limit.maxproc.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons

    sudo chmod root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
    sudo chmod root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist

    sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
    sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist
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    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>limit.maxfiles</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>launchctl</string>
    <string>limit</string>
    <string>maxfiles</string>
    <string>524288</string>
    <string>524288</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ServiceIPC</key>
    <false/>
    </dict>
    </plist>
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    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>limit.maxproc</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>launchctl</string>
    <string>limit</string>
    <string>maxproc</string>
    <string>2048</string>
    <string>2048</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ServiceIPC</key>
    <false/>
    </dict>
    </plist>
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    #!/bin/sh

    sudo mv limit.maxfiles.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons
    sudo mv limit.maxproc.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons

    sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
    sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist