Re: accumulating handles problem on machine running postgresql

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 04:34, Adam Bruss <abruss@awrcorp.com> wrote:
> The problem is the
> Handle count on the Windows System process of the server, image name
> c:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe, accumulates over time and the handles
> never get released. This causes the handle count to go to about 130,000 at
> which time the machine starts malfunctioning and a reboot is needed.

Do these handles go away when you restart any of these services? If
it's a user space code problem then the handles should get freed
automatically after the process exits.

Regards,
Marti