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## [How do I monitor linux open file usage](https://community.neo4j.com/t/how-do-i-monitor-linux-open-file-usage/277)

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**Author:** [@dana\_canzano](https://community.neo4j.com/u/dana_canzano)\
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**Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/how-do-i-monitor-linux-open-file-usage/277 "2018-08-23T02:34:14Z")

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Linux users are typically configured with a maximum number of files to be opened. This is describe at based upon your installation method. To monitor how many open files a user has one can run lsof -u \<user\> replaci…