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url: "https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/contribute/core-database/includes/ulimit/"
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# 

Note

The build may fail with "too many open files". In that case, increase the nofile limit in `/etc/security/limits.conf` as follows:

```sh
echo "* - nofile 1048576" | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf
```

Start a new shell session, and check the limit increase with `ulimit -n`.