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On install: Error: EMFILE, too many open files #979

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reggi opened this issue Sep 19, 2013 · 1 comment
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On install: Error: EMFILE, too many open files #979

reggi opened this issue Sep 19, 2013 · 1 comment

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thomas@workstation:object-mapper$ npm install -g mocha
npm info it worked if it ends with ok
npm info using npm@1.2.32
npm info using node@v0.10.12
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:04
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/mocha
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/mocha
npm info install mocha@1.13.0 into /usr/local/lib
npm info installOne mocha@1.13.0
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha unbuild
npm info preuninstall mocha@1.13.0
npm info uninstall mocha@1.13.0
npm info postuninstall mocha@1.13.0
npm info preinstall mocha@1.13.0
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/commander/0.6.1
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/growl
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/jade/0.26.3
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/diff/1.0.7
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/debug
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/0.3.5
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/glob/3.2.3
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/commander/0.6.1
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/growl
npm WARN package.json growl@1.7.0 No repository field.
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/debug
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/diff/1.0.7
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/jade/0.26.3
npm WARN package.json jade@0.26.3 No readme data.
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/glob/3.2.3
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/0.3.5
npm info install commander@0.6.1 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha
npm info install growl@1.7.0 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha
npm info install jade@0.26.3 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha
npm info install diff@1.0.7 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha
npm info install debug@0.7.2 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha
npm info install glob@3.2.3 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha
npm info install mkdirp@0.3.5 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha
npm info installOne commander@0.6.1
npm info installOne growl@1.7.0
npm info installOne jade@0.26.3
npm info installOne diff@1.0.7
npm info installOne debug@0.7.2
npm info installOne glob@3.2.3
npm info installOne mkdirp@0.3.5
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/commander unbuild
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/growl unbuild
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/jade unbuild
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/diff unbuild
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/debug unbuild
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob unbuild
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/mkdirp unbuild
npm info preinstall diff@1.0.7
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/diff
npm info linkStuff diff@1.0.7
npm info preinstall growl@1.7.0
npm WARN package.json object-mapper@0.0.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json object-mapper@0.0.0 No readme data.
npm info install diff@1.0.7
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/growl
npm info linkStuff growl@1.7.0
npm info install growl@1.7.0
npm info postinstall diff@1.0.7
npm info postinstall growl@1.7.0
npm info preinstall debug@0.7.2
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/debug
npm info linkStuff debug@0.7.2
npm info preinstall commander@0.6.1
npm info install debug@0.7.2
npm info postinstall debug@0.7.2
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/commander
npm info linkStuff commander@0.6.1
npm info install commander@0.6.1
npm info postinstall commander@0.6.1
npm info preinstall mkdirp@0.3.5
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/mkdirp
npm info linkStuff mkdirp@0.3.5
npm info install mkdirp@0.3.5
npm info postinstall mkdirp@0.3.5
npm info preinstall glob@3.2.3
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm info preinstall jade@0.26.3
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/0.3.0
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/0.3.0
npm info install graceful-fs@2.0.1 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob
npm info install inherits@2.0.1 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob
npm info install minimatch@0.2.12 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob
npm info installOne graceful-fs@2.0.1
npm info installOne inherits@2.0.1
npm info installOne minimatch@0.2.12
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/graceful-fs unbuild
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/inherits unbuild
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch unbuild
npm info install mkdirp@0.3.0 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/jade
npm info installOne mkdirp@0.3.0
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/jade/node_modules/mkdirp unbuild
npm info preinstall inherits@2.0.1
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/inherits
npm info linkStuff inherits@2.0.1
npm info install inherits@2.0.1
npm info postinstall inherits@2.0.1
npm info preinstall graceful-fs@2.0.1
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/graceful-fs
npm info linkStuff graceful-fs@2.0.1
npm info install graceful-fs@2.0.1
npm info postinstall graceful-fs@2.0.1
npm info preinstall minimatch@0.2.12
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 18:46:05
npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/sigmund
npm info preinstall mkdirp@0.3.0
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/jade/node_modules/mkdirp
npm info linkStuff mkdirp@0.3.0
npm info install mkdirp@0.3.0
npm info postinstall mkdirp@0.3.0
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/jade
npm info linkStuff jade@0.26.3
npm info install jade@0.26.3
npm info postinstall jade@0.26.3
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http 304 http://registry.npmjs.org/sigmund
npm info install lru-cache@2.3.1 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch
npm info install sigmund@1.0.0 into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch
npm info installOne lru-cache@2.3.1
npm info installOne sigmund@1.0.0
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/lru-cache unbuild
npm info /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/sigmund unbuild
npm info preinstall sigmund@1.0.0
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/sigmund
npm info linkStuff sigmund@1.0.0
npm info install sigmund@1.0.0
npm info postinstall sigmund@1.0.0
npm info preinstall lru-cache@2.3.1
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/lru-cache
npm info linkStuff lru-cache@2.3.1
npm info install lru-cache@2.3.1
npm info postinstall lru-cache@2.3.1
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch
npm info linkStuff minimatch@0.2.12
npm info install minimatch@0.2.12
npm info postinstall minimatch@0.2.12
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob
npm info linkStuff glob@3.2.3
npm info install glob@3.2.3
npm info postinstall glob@3.2.3
npm info build /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha
npm info linkStuff mocha@1.13.0
/usr/local/bin/mocha -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha
/usr/local/bin/_mocha -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha
npm info install mocha@1.13.0
npm info postinstall mocha@1.13.0
npm WARN package.json application-name@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json dotch@0.0.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json eyes@0.1.8 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json jshint@2.1.2 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json node@0.0.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json recess@1.1.6 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json kontroller@0.0.9-10 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json bytes@0.2.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json cookie-signature@1.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json fresh@0.1.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json pause@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json send@0.1.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json backbone@1.0.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json methods@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json range-parser@0.0.4 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json dateformat@1.0.2-1.2.3 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json eventemitter2@0.4.11 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json eventemitter2@0.4.11 'repositories' (plural) Not supported.
npm WARN package.json Please pick one as the 'repository' field
npm ERR! Error: EMFILE, too many open files
npm ERR!     at new Glob (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/glob/glob.js:105:21)
npm ERR!     at glob (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/glob/glob.js:57:11)
npm ERR!     at gypfile (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:127:17)
npm ERR!     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:113:33
npm ERR!     at Array.forEach (native)
npm ERR!     at extras (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:112:21)
npm ERR!     at parseJson (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:89:17)
npm ERR!     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:61:33
npm ERR!     at fs.js:266:14
npm ERR!     at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:107:15)
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
npm ERR!     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!     <npm-@googlegroups.com>

npm ERR! System Darwin 11.4.2
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "mocha"

/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/error-handler.js:266
  log.error("cwd", process.cwd())
                           ^
Error: EMFILE, too many open files
    at process.errorHandler (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/error-handler.js:266:28)
    at process.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:117:20)
    at process._fatalException (node.js:272:26)
thomas@workstation:object-mapper$
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reggi commented Sep 19, 2013

This fixed it ulimit -n 64

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