@@ -133,15 +133,15 @@ the limits for the `root` user too).
133133=== Max file size check
134134
135135The segment files that are the components of individual shards and the translog
136- generations that are components of the translog can get large (on the order of
137- hundreds of megabytes and even extending into gigabytes). On systems where the
138- max size of files that can be created by the Elasticsearch process is limited,
139- this can lead to failed writes. Therefore, the safest option here is that the
140- max file size is unlimited and that is what the max file size bootstrap check
141- enforces. To pass the max file check, you must configure your system to allow
142- the Elasticsearch process the ability to write files of unlimited size. This can
143- be done via `/etc/security/limits.conf` using the `fsize` setting to `unlimited`
144- (note that you might have to increase the limits for the `root` user too).
136+ generations that are components of the translog can get large (exceeding
137+ multiple gigabytes). On systems where the max size of files that can be created
138+ by the Elasticsearch process is limited, this can lead to failed
139+ writes. Therefore, the safest option here is that the max file size is unlimited
140+ and that is what the max file size bootstrap check enforces. To pass the max
141+ file check, you must configure your system to allow the Elasticsearch process
142+ the ability to write files of unlimited size. This can be done via
143+ `/etc/security/limits.conf` using the `fsize` setting to `unlimited` (note that
144+ you might have to increase the limits for the `root` user too).
145145
146146=== Maximum map count check
147147
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