From ee14e90e190fb78cb0a4f64e7756b3ef26b69307 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dustin Kirkland Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:20:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] * usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1: LP: #713879 - note too many files open ulimit error in documentation --- debian/changelog | 2 ++ usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1 | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index b1f203cc..ef724541 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ byobu (4.43) unreleased; urgency=low - search and use a shared dir when possible * usr/lib/byobu/battery: LP: #851100 - rework the battery logic to use /sys instead of /proc + * usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1: LP: #713879 + - note too many files open ulimit error in documentation [ Daniel Hahler ] * usr/bin/byobu, usr/bin/byobu-launcher-install, usr/bin/byobu- diff --git a/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1 index 41010b5f..d058a78f 100644 --- a/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1 +++ b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1 @@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ Users who customize their PS1 prompt need to put this setting in \fI~/.bashrc\fP If you run \fBbyobu\fP(1) under \fBsudo\fP(8), you \fBmust\fP use the -H option, such that the user's $HOME directory environment variable is set properly. Otherwise, \fBbyobu\fP(1) will create a bunch of directories in the $SUDO_USER's $HOME, but will be owned by root. To prevent this from happening, \fBbyobu\fP(1) will simply refuse to run if $USER does not own $HOME. +Byobu requires a suitable \fBulimit\fP(3) values to run. If you get an error at startup saying, 'pipe: too many open files', then check your ulimit -a values, as your "open files" or "max user processes" are too low. In this case, you will probably need to run simple \fBscreen\fP(1) + .SH SEE ALSO .PD 0 .TP