I think there's a strong argument that the default max open files for Ubuntu Desktop should be higher than it is now. Modern apps use a lot of file handles.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to dbus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1771329 Title: Can't open apps due to Too many open files Status in dbus package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Occasionally I find that I can't launch a new terminal, or can't achieve some other desktop task. Checking journalctl I see error messages like this: May 15 12:12:15 jl-XPS-13-9360 terminator.desktop[11840]: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.LimitsExceeded: Failed to determine seats of user "1000": Too many open files or this: May 15 12:12:47 jl-XPS-13-9360 google-chrome.desktop[28308]: [28308:28343:0515/121247.966786:ERROR:bus.cc(394)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to determine seats of user "1000": Too many open files At the time this happen's I'm usually running Slack, Chrome, Emacs, and a few Java apps. I'm using Ubuntu Bionic (18.04), 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64, vanilla gnome-shell. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/1771329/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
