Setting open files limit in OSX 10.11.3

README.md

Download this gist, and then run:

chmod 755 open_files_limit_mac.sh
./open_files_limit_mac.sh

Restart the system, and then run:

ulimit -n 65536

launchd.conf

limit maxfiles 65536 65536

limit.maxfiles.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
      <key>Label</key>
        <string>limit.maxfiles</string>
      <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
          <string>launchctl</string>
          <string>limit</string>
          <string>maxfiles</string>
          <string>65536</string>
          <string>65536</string>
        </array>
      <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
      <key>ServiceIPC</key>
        <false/>
    </dict>
  </plist>

limit.maxproc.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple/DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
      <key>Label</key>
        <string>limit.maxproc</string>
      <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
          <string>launchctl</string>
          <string>limit</string>
          <string>maxproc</string>
          <string>2048</string>
          <string>2048</string>
        </array>
      <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true />
      <key>ServiceIPC</key>
        <false />
    </dict>
  </plist>

open_files_limit_mac.sh

#!/bin/bash

echo "Current Limits"
launchctl limit

sudo cp limit.maxfiles.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
sudo cp limit.maxproc.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist
sudo cp launchd.conf /etc/launchd.conf

sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist 
sudo chown root:wheel /etc/launchd.conf

sudo chmod 644 /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
sudo chmod 644 /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxproc.plist 
sudo chmod 644 /etc/launchd.conf

launchctl limit

echo "Please restart for the changes to take effect, and then run:"
echo "ulimit -n 65536"