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make clearer the ulimit -n instructions

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Roger Dingledine
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@@ -269,11 +269,12 @@ into a chroot jail</a>.)
<p>
11. (Unix only.) Your operating system probably limits the number
of open file descriptors per process to 1024 (or even less). If
you plan to be running a fast exit node, this is probably not
enough. On Linux, you should add a line like "toruser hard nofile
8192" to your /etc/security/limits.conf file, where toruser is
the user that runs the Tor process. If that doesn't work, see <a
of open file descriptors per process to 1024 (or even less). If you
plan to be running a fast exit node, this is probably not enough. On
Linux, you should add a line like "toruser hard nofile 8192" to your
/etc/security/limits.conf file (where toruser is the user that runs the
Tor process), and then restart Tor if it's installed as a package (or log
out and log back in if you run it yourself). If that doesn't work, see <a
href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FileDescriptors">this
FAQ entry</a> for other suggested ways to run "ulimit -n 8192" before
you launch Tor.