you find this happening, and you do not want to alter the
    system-wide limit, you can set <SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>PostgreSQL</SPAN
>'s <A
HREF="runtime-config-resource.html#GUC-MAX-FILES-PER-PROCESS"
>max_files_per_process</A
> configuration parameter to
    limit the consumption of open files.
   </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="LINUX-MEMORY-OVERCOMMIT"
>17.4.3. Linux Memory Overcommit</A
></H2
><P
>    In Linux 2.4 and later, the default virtual memory behavior is not
    