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Comments on the "Number of open files" page
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Hi,
I have some comments/suggestions for the "Number of open files" page.
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There are currently two pages with similar titles:
- https://neo4j.com/developer/kb/number-of-open-files/
- https://neo4j.com/developer/kb/number-of-open-files-on-linux/
The first one is deprecated and no longer works on RHEL-like distributions. Ideally, it should contain a pointer to the new one.
The second page states that it's applicable for versions 3.{3,4,5} but it applies to 4.x as well.
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On both pages, the configuration for Debian systems seems incorrect. It suggests adding the following to `/etc/security/limits.conf.
neo4j soft nofile 40000 neo4j hard nofile 40000However, the syntax in the
/etc/security/limits.conffile states that the user name should come first, so for most users,neo4jshould be something else. A wildcard (*) could also work. (See a Stack Overflow answer on the topic). -
The characters denoting smaller than,
<=, are interpreted as a ligature and are rendered as a leftwards arrow,⇐. Maybe it's easiest to just use the Unicode≤instead.
Gabor
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Review the two linked KB pages, especially the deprecated Number of open files page and the Linux variant. Verify the Neo4j version coverage, Debian limits.conf example, and rendering of <=, then update the documentation so the old page points to the new one and both pages show correct, readable guidance.
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