I got this error when I tried to commit to a bazaar repository having no network connection.
$ bzr commit -m snapshot
ssh: Could not resolve hostname XXX.XXX.XXX: Name or service not known
ConnectionReset reading response for 'BzrDir.open_2.1', retrying
ssh: Could not resolve hostname XXX.XXX.XXX: Name or service not known
bzr: ERROR: bzrlib.errors.TooManyConcurrentRequests: The medium 'SmartSSHClientMedium(bzr+ssh://<email address hidden>/)' has reached its concurrent request limit. Be sure to finish_writing and finish_reading on the currently open request.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/commands.py", line 930, in exception_to_return_code
return the_callable(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/commands.py", line 1121, in run_bzr
ret = run(*run_argv)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/commands.py", line 673, in run_argv_aliases
return self.run(**all_cmd_args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/commands.py", line 697, in run
return self._operation.run_simple(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/cleanup.py", line 136, in run_simple
self.cleanups, self.func, *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/cleanup.py", line 166, in _do_with_cleanups
result = func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/builtins.py", line 3687, in run
lossy=lossy)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/decorators.py", line 218, in write_locked
result = unbound(self, *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/workingtree_4.py", line 218, in commit
result = WorkingTree.commit(self, message, revprops, *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/decorators.py", line 218, in write_locked
result = unbound(self, *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/mutabletree.py", line 211, in commit
*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/commit.py", line 290, in commit
lossy=lossy)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/cleanup.py", line 132, in run
self.cleanups, self.func, self, *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/cleanup.py", line 166, in _do_with_cleanups
result = func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/commit.py", line 364, in _commit
self._check_bound_branch(operation, possible_master_transports)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/commit.py", line 542, in _check_bound_branch
possible_master_transports)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/decorators.py", line 155, in read_locked
result = unbound(self, *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/branch.py", line 2605, in get_master_branch
possible_transports)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/branch.py", line 2614, in _get_master_branch
possible_transports=possible_transports)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/branch.py", line 186, in open
possible_transports=possible_transports, _unsupported=_unsupported)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/controldir.py", line 689, in open
_unsupported=_unsupported)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/controldir.py", line 723, in open_from_transport
return format.open(transport, _found=True)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/bzrdir.py", line 1486, in open
return self._open(transport)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/remote.py", line 317, in _open
return RemoteBzrDir(transport, self)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/remote.py", line 436, in __init__
self._probe_bzrdir()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/remote.py", line 448, in _probe_bzrdir
self._rpc_open_2_1(path)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/remote.py", line 455, in _rpc_open_2_1
response = self._call('BzrDir.open_2.1', path)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/remote.py", line 73, in _call
return self._client.call(method, *args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/client.py", line 59, in call
result, protocol = self.call_expecting_body(method, *args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/client.py", line 72, in call_expecting_body
method, args, expect_response_body=True)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/client.py", line 55, in _call_and_read_response
return request.call_and_read_response()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/client.py", line 155, in call_and_read_response
return self._call_determining_protocol_version()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/client.py", line 218, in _call_determining_protocol_version
response_tuple, response_handler = self._call(protocol_version)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/client.py", line 189, in _call
response_handler = self._send(protocol_version)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/client.py", line 265, in _send
encoder, response_handler = self._construct_protocol(protocol_version)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/client.py", line 241, in _construct_protocol
request = self.client._medium.get_request()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/medium.py", line 884, in get_request
return SmartClientStreamMediumRequest(self)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bzrlib/smart/medium.py", line 1167, in __init__
raise errors.TooManyConcurrentRequests(self._medium)
TooManyConcurrentRequests: The medium 'SmartSSHClientMedium(bzr+ssh://<email address hidden>/)' has reached its concurrent request limit. Be sure to finish_writing and finish_reading on the currently open request.
bzr 2.7.0dev1 on python 2.7.6 (Linux-3.16.0-30-generic-x86_64-with-
Ubuntu-14.04-trusty)
arguments: ['/usr/bin/bzr', 'commit', '-m', 'snapshot']
plugins: bash_completion[2.7.0dev1], changelog_merge[2.7.0dev1],
etckeeper[unknown], grep[2.7.0dev1], launchpad[2.7.0dev1],
netrc_credential_store[2.7.0dev1], news_merge[2.7.0dev1],
po_merge[2.7.0dev1], weave_fmt[2.7.0dev1]
encoding: 'utf-8', fsenc: 'UTF-8', lang: 'en_US.UTF-8
Just ran into this also, when authentication to Launchpad failed because I forgot to start Pageant. In this case I didn't even get any clues about not being able to find the host.