We have the same problem too: r...@slxats2:~# ps -u messagebus PID TTY TIME CMD 2677 ? 02:28:11 dbus-daemon
r...@slxats2:~# ls /proc/2677/fd|wc -l 1024 r...@slxats2:~# r...@slxats2:~# (strace -p 2677 2>&1 1>&3 | grep "Too many open files" 1>&2) 3>&1 accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) Here is a detailed excerpt from ptrace: accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) gettimeofday({1252007529, 345943}, NULL) = 0 poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=6, events=POLLIN}, {fd=10, events=POLLIN}, {fd=9, events=POLLIN}, {fd=11, events=POLLIN}, {fd=12, events=POLLIN}, {fd=13, events=POLLIN}, {fd=30, events=POLLIN}, {fd=32, events=POLLIN}, {fd=29, events=POLLIN}, {fd=329, events=POLLIN}, {fd=343, events=POLLIN}, {fd=345, events=POLLIN}, {fd=346, events=POLLIN}, {fd=358, events=POLLIN}, {fd=38, events=POLLIN}, {fd=17, events=POLLIN}, {fd=21, events=POLLIN}, {fd=23, events=POLLIN}, {fd=24, events=POLLIN}, {fd=27, events=POLLIN}, {fd=211, events=POLLIN}, {fd=217, events=POLLIN}, {fd=221, events=POLLIN}, {fd=222, events=POLLIN}, {fd=271, events=POLLIN}, {fd=321, events=POLLIN}, {fd=325, events=POLLIN}, {fd=327, events=POLLIN}, {fd=328, events=POLLIN}, {fd=36, events=POLLIN}, {fd=339, events=POLLIN}, ...], 1018, 254392) = 1 ([{fd=3, revents=POLLIN}]) gettimeofday({1252007529, 349210}, NULL) = 0 accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) gettimeofday({1252007529, 349515}, NULL) = 0 poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=6, events=POLLIN}, {fd=10, events=POLLIN}, {fd=9, events=POLLIN}, {fd=11, events=POLLIN}, {fd=12, events=POLLIN}, {fd=13, events=POLLIN}, {fd=30, events=POLLIN}, {fd=32, events=POLLIN}, {fd=29, events=POLLIN}, {fd=329, events=POLLIN}, {fd=343, events=POLLIN}, {fd=345, events=POLLIN}, {fd=346, events=POLLIN}, {fd=358, events=POLLIN}, {fd=38, events=POLLIN}, {fd=17, events=POLLIN}, {fd=21, events=POLLIN}, {fd=23, events=POLLIN}, {fd=24, events=POLLIN}, {fd=27, events=POLLIN}, {fd=211, events=POLLIN}, {fd=217, events=POLLIN}, {fd=221, events=POLLIN}, {fd=222, events=POLLIN}, {fd=271, events=POLLIN}, {fd=321, events=POLLIN}, {fd=325, events=POLLIN}, {fd=327, events=POLLIN}, {fd=328, events=POLLIN}, {fd=36, events=POLLIN}, {fd=339, events=POLLIN}, ...], 1018, 254388) = 1 ([{fd=3, revents=POLLIN}]) gettimeofday({1252007529, 464829}, NULL) = 0 accept(3, 0xbf8ec168, [16]) = -1 EMFILE (Too many open files) gettimeofday({1252007529, 471040}, NULL) = 0 -- dbus needs more than the default 1024 open files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/381063 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs