How to increase ulimit with rc.conf

Using apache as an example:

Create the file /etc/rc.conf.d/apache

and put in it:

start_precmd="ulimit -n 1024"

This should work for anything in rc.conf.

You can also set a "global" rc.conf ulimit by putting start_precmd in /etc/rc.conf itself

Links: tutorials

Last edited in the wee hours of Thursday night, October 3rd, 2014