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diff --git a/source3/lib/util.c b/source3/lib/util.c
index 506a0334d1..3dd7fad8fc 100644
--- a/source3/lib/util.c
+++ b/source3/lib/util.c
@@ -1636,6 +1636,30 @@ int set_maxfiles(int requested_max)
* which always returns RLIM_INFINITY for rlp.rlim_max.
*/
+ /* Try raising the hard (max) limit to the requested amount. */
+
+#if defined(RLIM_INFINITY)
+ if (rlp.rlim_max != RLIM_INFINITY) {
+ int orig_max = rlp.rlim_max;
+
+ if ( rlp.rlim_max < requested_max )
+ rlp.rlim_max = requested_max;
+
+ /* This failing is not an error - many systems (Linux) don't
+ support our default request of 10,000 open files. JRA. */
+
+ if(setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlp)) {
+ DEBUG(3,("set_maxfiles: setrlimit for RLIMIT_NOFILE for %d max files failed with error %s\n",
+ (int)rlp.rlim_max, strerror(errno) ));
+
+ /* Set failed - restore original value from get. */
+ rlp.rlim_max = orig_max;
+ }
+ }
+#endif
+
+ /* Now try setting the soft (current) limit. */
+
saved_current_limit = rlp.rlim_cur = MIN(requested_max,rlp.rlim_max);
if(setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlp)) {