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  1. @bfgits bfgits created this gist Apr 16, 2020.
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    # available limit
    user@ubuntu:~$ ulimit -n
    1024

    # To increase the available limit to say 65535
    user@ubuntu:~$ sudo vim /etc/sysctl.conf

    # add the following line to it
    fs.file-max = 65535

    sudo vim /etc/security/limits.conf

    # add following lines to it
    * soft nproc 65535
    * hard nproc 65535
    * soft nofile 65535
    * hard nofile 65535
    root soft nproc 65535
    root hard nproc 65535
    root soft nofile 65535
    root hard nofile 65535

    # edit the following file
    user@ubuntu:~$ sudo vim /etc/pam.d/common-session

    # add this line to it
    session required pam_limits.so

    # run this to refresh with new config
    user@ubuntu:~$ sudo sysctl -p

    # logout and login and try the following command
    user@ubuntu:~$ ulimit -n
    65535