[opensuse-programming] getpwnam() -> too many open files ??

I've got a new daemon that needs to run on openSUSE 12.2 and 11.0. There is no problem on the former, but on 11.0 I run into $SUBJ every now and then. Not frequently, but it's a problem. Pseudo-code: fork() the child closes stdin, prepares to stdout write to a pipe getpwnam() so I can setuid() execv(). Why would the getpwnam() call result in too many open files?? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (0.1°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free DNS hosting, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-programming+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-programming+owner@opensuse.org