NGX_LOG_WARN

NGX_LOG_WARN

Error message

%ui worker_connections exceed open file resource limit: %i

What it means

Error "%ui worker_connections exceed open file resource limit: %i" thrown in nginx/nginx.

Source

Thrown at src/event/ngx_event.c:531

#if !(NGX_WIN32)
    {
    ngx_int_t      limit;
    struct rlimit  rlmt;

    if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlmt) == -1) {
        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
                      "getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE) failed, ignored");

    } else {
        if (ecf->connections > (ngx_uint_t) rlmt.rlim_cur
            && (ccf->rlimit_nofile == NGX_CONF_UNSET
                || ecf->connections > (ngx_uint_t) ccf->rlimit_nofile))
        {
            limit = (ccf->rlimit_nofile == NGX_CONF_UNSET) ?
                         (ngx_int_t) rlmt.rlim_cur : ccf->rlimit_nofile;

            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_WARN, cycle->log, 0,
                          "%ui worker_connections exceed "
                          "open file resource limit: %i",
                          ecf->connections, limit);
        }
    }
    }
#endif /* !(NGX_WIN32) */


    if (ccf->master == 0) {
        return NGX_OK;
    }

    if (ngx_accept_mutex_ptr) {
        return NGX_OK;
    }

View on GitHub (pinned to 3f6f7824d4)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/event/ngx_event.c:531 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nginx/nginx@3f6f7824d4 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/50182e0a4a5542cf. Report an issue: GitHub.