Bug 6453

Summary:	Install fails or loops with "Too many open files" errors
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Frank Griffin <ftg>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	thierry.vignaud
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	rpm	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Frank Griffin 2012-06-13 22:49:12 CEST

I'm trying to install MGA into a VBox VM for exclusive use as a webserver.  I define the VM type as Mageia 64, give it a virtual disk with a 7GB root ext4 and a 1GB swap partition, choose Custom install, and uncheck everything except Network Client, Console, Internet Client, Development, and Web/FTP, i. e. no desktops, and start the install requesting Details for the progress display.

The install fails at some point with a "Too many open files" error.  Sometimes it is in a package install, which displays an error and aborts the install, and once it caused a loop of something trying to open /mnt/etc/fstab and repeatedly failing.

Thierry Vignaud 2012-06-18 23:57:15 CEST

CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud

Comment 1 Thierry Vignaud 2012-06-19 11:50:04 CEST

That's a regression in rpm-4.10.
monthes old URPM/urpmi shows the same issue with rpm-4.10

Status: NEW => ASSIGNED
Source RPM: (none) => rpm

Comment 2 Thierry Vignaud 2012-06-19 14:48:42 CEST

Fixed in git.
Fixed packages will be uploaded tonight.

Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED

Comment 3 Frank Griffin 2012-06-19 15:52:54 CEST

Excellent, thanks !