error: can't start new thread

[Václav Haisman]

Deja-dup ends up with the following error (possibly a duplicity issue?):

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1546, in <module>
    with_tempdir(main)
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1540, in with_tempdir
    fn()
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1391, in main
    do_backup(action)
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1468, in do_backup
    restore(col_stats)
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 731, in restore
    restore_get_patched_rop_iter(col_stats)):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/patchdir.py", line 560, in Write_ROPaths
    for ropath in rop_iter:
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/patchdir.py", line 523, in integrate_patch_iters
    for patch_seq in collated:
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/patchdir.py", line 389, in yield_tuples
    setrorps(overflow, elems)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/patchdir.py", line 378, in setrorps
    elems[i] = iter_list[i].next()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/patchdir.py", line 107, in filter_path_iter
    for path in path_iter:
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/patchdir.py", line 121, in difftar2path_iter
    tarinfo_list = [tar_iter.next()]
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/patchdir.py", line 339, in next
    self.set_tarfile()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/patchdir.py", line 333, in set_tarfile
    self.current_fp = self.fileobj_iter.next()
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 768, in get_fileobj_iter
    manifest.volume_info_dict[vol_num])
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 811, in restore_get_enc_fileobj
    fileobj = tdp.filtered_open_with_delete("rb")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/dup_temp.py", line 119, in filtered_open_with_delete
    fh = FileobjHooked(path.DupPath.filtered_open(self, mode))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/path.py", line 778, in filtered_open
    return gpg.GPGFile(False, self, gpg_profile)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/gpg.py", line 202, in __init__
    'logger': self.logger_fp})
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/gpginterface.py", line 374, in run
    create_fhs, attach_fhs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/gpginterface.py", line 420, in _attach_fork_exec
    process.thread.start()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 736, in start
    _start_new_thread(self.__bootstrap, ())
error: can't start new thread

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: deja-dup 36.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon Oct 30 22:16:00 2017
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/deja-dup
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-11-13 (2178 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: deja-dup
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-28 (2 days ago)

[Václav Haisman (vzeman79)]

The process seems to be stuck at this state for some time:

23574 ? SLl 35:08 deja-dup --backup --auto
24687 ? Ssl 4:30 \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/duplicity restore --gio --file-to-restore=home/wilx/.cache/deja-dup/metadata --force ftp://wilx@10.0.0.3/wilx/backup.amber2 /home/wilx/.cache/deja-dup/metadata --verbosity=9 --gpg-options=--no-use-agent --archive-dir=/home/wilx/.cache/deja-dup --tempdir=/tmp --log-fd=19
24998 ? SL 0:00 \_ gpg --status-fd 11 --passphrase-fd 20 --logger-fd 9 --batch --no-tty --no-secmem-warning --pinentry-mode=loopback --no-use-agent --decrypt
25001 ? SL 0:00 \_ gpg --status-fd 20 --passphrase-fd 24 --logger-fd 12 --batch --no-tty --no-secmem-warning --pinentry-mode=loopback --no-use-agent --decrypt
25004 ? SL 0:01 \_ gpg --status-fd 24 --passphrase-fd 28 --logger-fd 21 --batch --no-tty --no-secmem-warning --pinentry-mode=loopback --no-use-agent --decrypt
25007 ? SL 0:00 \_ gpg --status-fd 28 --passphrase-fd 32 --logger-fd 25 --batch --no-tty --no-secmem-warning --pinentry-mode=loopback --no-use-agent --decrypt
25010 ? SL 0:00 \_ gpg --status-fd 32 --passphrase-fd 36 --logger-fd 29 --batch --no-tty --no-secmem-warning --pinentry-mode=loopback --no-use-agent --decrypt
25013 ? SL 0:01 \_ gpg --status-fd 36 --passphrase-fd 40 --logger-fd 33 --batch --no-tty --no-secmem-warning --pinentry-mode=loopback --no-use-agent --decrypt
25016 ? SL 0:00 \_ gpg --status-fd 40 --passphrase-fd 44 --logger-fd 37 --batch --no-tty --no-secmem-warning --pinentry-mode=loopback --no-use-agent --decrypt
25019 ? SL 0:00 \_ gpg --status-fd 44 --passphrase-fd 48 --logger-fd 41 --batch --no-tty --no-secmem-warning --pinentry-mode=loopback --no-use-agent --decrypt
25021 ? SL 0:00 \_ gpg --status-fd 48 --passphrase-fd 52 --logger-fd 45 --batch --no-tty --no-secmem-warning --pinentry-mode=loopback --no-use-agent --decrypt