[ale] "Too many open files" while opening a socket on Ubuntu

[Brian Pitts]

Jerald Sheets wrote:
> I too have found that Ubuntu likes to think you have a dynamically  
> assigned eth interface *regardless* of whether you've configured a  
> static one.  It calls it "Auto eth 0" and refuses to lose track of it.
> 
> In fact, you can delete the int completely, setup the int you want and  
> on next boot it'll push your interface aside and set up it's own auto  
> eth0 time and again.
> 
> The upside is that I only boot once in a forever, so I deal with it.   
> The Ubuntu forums have no idea what I'm talking about and several long- 
> time users I know of Ubuntu have never seen anything like it.  It  
> appears Heron related specifically, because another box installed as  
> Ibex doesn't have the issue.  Anything upgraded into Heron of from  
> Heron forward exhibits this behavior.  So, remember kids..  if you  
> want a static interface, make sure you do everything you can to get it  
> configured the way you want on installation or you may not be able to  
> change it reliably at a later date.
> 
> If anyone has seen and overcome this situation, it'd be wonderful to  
> hear from you.  This single issue has made me want to go back to  
> Debian or Slack for my desktop.

I just tried to switch my network interface to a static ip address and
had the same problem you described. There's a bug open about it on
launchpad. [0]

If you configure an interface by hand in /etc/network/interfaces
network-manager should ignore it.

[0] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/303068

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All the best,
Brian Pitts