[Mailman-Users] annoying errors: too many files open

[Christian H. Kuhn]

Hi all,

After installing mailman 2.1.8 and running it, i get in
$prefix/logs/error on reboot:

May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13792): Traceback (most recent call last):
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13792):   File "/usr/local/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 278, in ?
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13792):   File "/usr/local/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 238, in main
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13792):   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 70, in run
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13792):   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 122, in _on
eloop
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13792):   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Switchboard.py", line 126, i
n enqueue
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13792): IOError :  [Errno 23] Too many open files in system: '/usr/local/mail
man/qfiles/shunt/1147270007.1492839+4e60563a0cdc4fd0cacb986d8120f45901e01d8e.pck.tmp'
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13795): Traceback (most recent call last):
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13795):   File "/usr/local/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 278, in ?
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13795):   File "/usr/local/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 238, in main
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13795):   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 70, in run
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13795):   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 94, in _one
loop
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13795):   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Switchboard.py", line 158, i
n files
May 10 16:06:47 2006 qrunner(13795): OSError :  [Errno 23] Too many open files in system: '/usr/local/mail
man/qfiles/virgin'
May 10 16:06:48 2006 qrunner(14117): Cannot import runner module   Mailman.Queue.VirginRunner
May 10 16:06:48 2006 qrunner(14118): Cannot import runner module   Mailman.Queue.IncomingRunner
May 10 16:06:48 2006 qrunner(14118): No module named _weakref
May 10 16:06:48 2006 qrunner(14117): /usr/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload/_random.so: cannot open shared object
file: Too many open files in system

Is this a mailman, python, or system problem?

Kind regards,
Chris

-- 
"Man sollte keine Dummheit zwei Mal begehen; die Auswahl ist groß genug."
                                                              (Jean Paul Sartre)