Too many open files.

[ghost]

Version information:

% ipfs version --all
go-ipfs version: 0.4.10-
Repo version: 5
System version: amd64/linux
Golang version: go1.8.3

Type: Bug

Severity: Critical

Description:

While trying to upload files I get an error message: "Too many open files"
If I re-run the command, the file-upload progresses further, and then crashes. (each time with a different client.go:NUMBER)
For the below example, it took four attempts to upload the entire file.

% ipfs add Debian/debian-9.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso -w
32.00 MB / 290.00 MB [======>-----------------------------------------------------] 11.03% 2s10:06:34.852 ERROR commands/h: open /home/matt/.ipfs/blocks/ZI/put-667476165: too many open files client.go:247

% uname -a
Linux ipfs 4.11.9-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Jul 5 18:23:08 CEST 2017 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Kubuxu]

Duplicate of: #3792