diff --git a/usr/etc/security/limits.d/30-brew-limits.conf b/usr/etc/security/limits.d/30-brew-limits.conf
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+#This file sets the resource limits for the users logged in via PAM.
+#It does not affect resource limits of the system services.
+#This file overrides defaults set in /etc/security/limits.conf
+
+* soft nofile 4096
+* hard nofile 8192
+root soft nofile 4096
+root hard nofile 8192
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