OSError: [Errno 23] AssertionError: Too many open files

[Angel Guzman Maeso]

I am trying to report a bug against gnome-screensaver, but I am getting a OsError 23 (Too many open files) from apport. The stacktrace or error message is not very indicate for non developers users, so, no advanced users cannot explain what is happening when is trying to report a bug.

$ ubuntu-bug gnome-screensaver
/usr/bin/python3: error while loading shared libraries: libpthread.so.0: cannot open shared object file: Error 23
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 588, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 637, in run_argv
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 439, in run_report_bug
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 990, in collect_info
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 64, in exc_raise
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 87, in thread_collect_info
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 310, in add_package_info
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 248, in _customized_package_suffix
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 176, in is_distro_package
AssertionError

$ ubuntu-bug apport
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 588, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 637, in run_argv
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 439, in run_report_bug
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 990, in collect_info
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 64, in exc_raise
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 62, in thread_collect_info
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 323, in add_os_info
  File "/usr/lib/python3.2/subprocess.py", line 711, in __init__
  File "/usr/lib/python3.2/subprocess.py", line 1117, in _get_handles
OSError: [Errno 23] Demasiados archivos abiertos en el sistema

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: apport 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Feb 2 12:33:40 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-02-09 (358 days ago)
InstallationMedia:

MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-06-05 (242 days ago)

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for apport (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]