6 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index 62931f14c9..db9576c493 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -1722,6 +1722,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         signal(SIGWINCH, columns_lines_cache_reset);
         sigbus_install();
 
+        /* Increase max number of open files to 16K if we can, we
+         * might needs this when browsing journal files, which might
+         * be split up into many files. */
+        setrlimit_closest(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &RLIMIT_MAKE_CONST(16384));
+
         if (arg_action == ACTION_NEW_ID128) {
                 r = generate_new_id128();
                 goto finish;
diff --git a/src/shared/util.h b/src/shared/util.h
index 31103e957f..3b3035a1c7 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.h
+++ b/src/shared/util.h
@@ -1074,3 +1074,5 @@ int same_fd(int a, int b);
 
 int chattr_fd(int fd, bool b, int mask);
 int chattr_path(const char *p, bool b, int mask);
+
+#define RLIMIT_MAKE_CONST(lim) ((struct rlimit) { lim, lim })
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index 679541493a..86b5ae0b03 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -7409,6 +7409,11 @@ int main(int argc, char*argv[]) {
                 goto finish;
         }
 
+        /* Increase max number of open files to 16K if we can, we
+         * might needs this when browsing journal files, which might
+         * be split up into many files. */
+        setrlimit_closest(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &RLIMIT_MAKE_CONST(16384));
+
         if (!avoid_bus())
                 r = bus_open_transport_systemd(arg_transport, arg_host, arg_scope != UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM, &bus);
 
diff --git a/units/systemd-journal-gatewayd.service.in b/units/systemd-journal-gatewayd.service.in
index 5bd8e4b341..987220e554 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journal-gatewayd.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-journal-gatewayd.service.in
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@ PrivateNetwork=yes
 ProtectSystem=full
 ProtectHome=yes
 
+# If there are many split upjournal files we need a lot of fds to
+# access them all and combine
+LimitNOFILE=16384
+
 [Install]
 Also=systemd-journal-gatewayd.socket
diff --git a/units/systemd-journal-upload.service.in b/units/systemd-journal-upload.service.in
index 359ff10e25..b2e3c769cc 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journal-upload.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-journal-upload.service.in
@@ -17,5 +17,9 @@ PrivateTmp=yes
 PrivateDevices=yes
 WatchdogSec=20min
 
+# If there are many split up journal files we need a lot of fds to
+# access them all and combine
+LimitNOFILE=16384
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/units/systemd-journald.service.in b/units/systemd-journald.service.in
index e3eea25959..a3540c65d2 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journald.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-journald.service.in
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ WatchdogSec=1min
 FileDescriptorStoreMax=1024
 
 # Increase the default a bit in order to allow many simultaneous
-# services being run since we keep one fd open per service.
+# services being run since we keep one fd open per service. Also, when
+# flushing journal files to disk, we might need a lot of fds when many
+# journal files are combined.
 LimitNOFILE=16384