Comment 4 for bug 406486

I solved the problem!
I had to edit the file /etc/security/limits.conf so it contained the line:

* - nofile 2048

This tells the system to set a limit of 2048 to open files for all the users by default (check "man limits.conf"). I guessed the double of the default 1024 would be fine. It has worked for me.
Of course, this is just a workaround; I guess this limit should be changed by default in the distro.

Anyway, running:

echo "* - nofile 2048" >> /etc/security/limits.conf

should do the trick.
Regards,

Felipe Morales