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=== Max file size check
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The segment files that are the components of individual shards and the translog
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generations that are components of the translog can get large (on the order of
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hundreds of megabytes and even extending into gigabytes). On systems where the
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max size of files that can be created by the Elasticsearch process is limited,
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this can lead to failed writes. Therefore, the safest option here is that the
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max file size is unlimited and that is what the max file size bootstrap check
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enforces. To pass the max file check, you must configure your system to allow
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the Elasticsearch process the ability to write files of unlimited size. This can
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be done via `/etc/security/limits.conf` using the `fsize` setting to `unlimited`
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(note that you might have to increase the limits for the `root` user too).
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generations that are components of the translog can get large (exceeding
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multiple gigabytes). On systems where the max size of files that can be created
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by the Elasticsearch process is limited, this can lead to failed
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writes. Therefore, the safest option here is that the max file size is unlimited
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and that is what the max file size bootstrap check enforces. To pass the max
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file check, you must configure your system to allow the Elasticsearch process
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the ability to write files of unlimited size. This can be done via
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`/etc/security/limits.conf` using the `fsize` setting to `unlimited` (note that
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you might have to increase the limits for the `root` user too).
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=== Maximum map count check
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