diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/my.cnf/037maxconnections b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/my.cnf/037maxconnections
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fb52c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/my.cnf/037maxconnections
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+max_connections = 500