[Bug 1113383] Re: OSError: [Errno 23] AssertionError: Too many open files

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  OSError: [Errno 23] AssertionError: Too many open files

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I am trying to report a bug against gnome-screensaver, but I am
  getting a OsError 23 (Too many open files) from apport. The stacktrace
  or error message is not very indicate for non developers users, so, no
  advanced users cannot explain what is happening when is trying to
  report a bug.

  $ ubuntu-bug gnome-screensaver
  /usr/bin/python3: error while loading shared libraries: libpthread.so.0: cannot open shared object file: Error 23
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 588, in <module>
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 637, in run_argv
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 439, in run_report_bug
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 990, in collect_info
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 64, in exc_raise
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 87, in thread_collect_info
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 310, in add_package_info
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 248, in _customized_package_suffix
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 176, in is_distro_package
  AssertionError

  $ ubuntu-bug apport
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 588, in <module>
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 637, in run_argv
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 439, in run_report_bug
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 990, in collect_info
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 64, in exc_raise
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 62, in thread_collect_info
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 323, in add_os_info
    File "/usr/lib/python3.2/subprocess.py", line 711, in __init__
    File "/usr/lib/python3.2/subprocess.py", line 1117, in _get_handles
  OSError: [Errno 23] Demasiados archivos abiertos en el sistema

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: apport 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Feb  2 12:33:40 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-02-09 (358 days ago)
  InstallationMedia:

  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apport
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-06-05 (242 days ago)

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