TAG NAME max_filedescriptors
Description This option is used to define the number of file descriptors for squid.
Build Option
 –with-maxfd
Usage
 max_filedescriptors Number-Of-Filedescriptor
Default
 max_filedescriptors 0


Synopsis

The maximum number of file descriptors assigned for squid. The default “0″ means Squid inherits the current ulimit setting.


Note
Restart of Squid is required on enabling this feature. Also not all comm loops supports values larger than –with-maxfd.

Example(s)
max_filedescriptors 32768