Unable to launch applications using panel.

[Colin Alie]

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:54:30 +0200 (CEST)
"Sjon" <xfce.org at spider007.net> wrote:

Hello,

> Does /var/log/messages say the same?

The error message is not contained in /var/log/messages or any other log files for that matter.

> And does `echo "65536" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max` fix it? What does `cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max` say before updating it?

`cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max` outputs "76370"

I am able to launch programs from a terminal, via the file manager (xffm), and using "Run Program..." from the desktop context menu.  Just not from the panel.

Until next time, Colin.

> 
> Colin Alie wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > A couple of days ago, I noticed that I was unable to launch applications
> > using the panel.  When I do click on an icon, an Error box opens with the
> > following message:
> > 
> > "Failed to create pipe for communicating with child process (Too many
> > open files)"
> > 
> > Any idea what's causing this?  I searched the mailing list archives but
> > found no reference to this.  I'm using XFCE 4.0.5 from Debian Sarge.
> > 
> > Until next time, Colin. _______________________________________________ 
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Colin Alie BSc, MASc
PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Waterlo
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1

calie at engmail.uwaterloo.ca