Index: safe_asterisk
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--- safe_asterisk	(revision 8050)
+++ safe_asterisk	(working copy)
@@ -6,6 +6,27 @@
 MACHINE=`hostname`      # To specify which machine has crashed when getting the mail
 DUMPDROP=/tmp
 ASTSBINDIR=__ASTERISK_SBIN_DIR__
+
+# run asterisk with this priority
+PRIORITY=-19
+
+# set max files open with ulimit. On linux systems, this will be automatically
+# set to the system's maximum files open devided by two, if not set here.
+# MAXFILES=32768
+
+# maxiimum number of open files is set to the system maximum divided by two.
+if [ "$MAXFILES" = "" ]
+then
+	if `echo $OSTYPE | grep linux 2>&1 > /dev/null `
+	then
+		# just check if file-max is readable
+		if [ -r /proc/sys/fs/file-max ]
+		then
+			MAXFILES=$(( `cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max` / 2 ))
+		fi
+	fi
+fi
+
 #
 # Don't fork when running "safely"
 #
@@ -34,6 +55,9 @@
 #
 ulimit -c unlimited
 
+# set the process's filemax to whatever set above
+ulimit -n $MAXFILES
+
 #launch_asterisk()
 #{
 #}
@@ -45,10 +69,10 @@
 		if [ "$TTY" != "" ]; then
 			cd /tmp
 			stty sane < /dev/${TTY}
-			${ASTSBINDIR}/asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS} >& /dev/${TTY} < /dev/${TTY}
+			nice -n $PRIORITY ${ASTSBINDIR}/asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS} >& /dev/${TTY} < /dev/${TTY}
 		else
 			cd /tmp
-			${ASTSBINDIR}/asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS}
+			nice -n $PRIORITY ${ASTSBINDIR}/asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS}
 		fi
 		EXITSTATUS=$?
 		echo "Asterisk ended with exit status $EXITSTATUS"
@@ -63,7 +87,7 @@
 				echo "Asterisk on $MACHINE exited on signal $EXITSIGNAL.  Might want to take a peek." | \
 				mail -s "Asterisk Died" $NOTIFY
 			fi
-                        if [ -f /tmp/core ]; then
+			if [ -f /tmp/core ]; then
 				mv /tmp/core ${DUMPDROP}/core.`hostname`-`date -Iseconds` &
 			fi
 		else
@@ -72,7 +96,7 @@
 				exit 0
 			else
 				echo "Asterisk died with code $EXITSTATUS."
-	                        if [ -f /tmp/core ]; then
+				if [ -f /tmp/core ]; then
 					mv /tmp/core ${DUMPDROP}/core.`hostname`-`date -Iseconds` &
 				fi
 			fi