EMFILE open error when executing grunt

[hermwong]

[hermwong]

Issue seems to be caused by the grunt or node js having too many files open.

Some possible solutions are:
gruntjs/grunt#788
http://blog.izs.me/post/56827866110/wtf-is-emfile-and-why-does-it-happen-to-me

[mwbrooks]

Have you tried restarting your system or increasing the number of file descriptors?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8965606/node-and-error-emfile-too-many-open-files

[hermwong]

@mwbrooks I tried restarting & also increasing the number file descriptors but encountered the same issue.

Going to see if modifying my .bash_profile with a higher ulimit will resolve the issue.

[hermwong]

by adding this ulimit -n 10240 to my .bash_profile seemed to do the trick.

[hermwong]

If your computer doesn't have a .bash_profile in your home folder follow these instructions:

1. Open Terminal
2. Type cd ~/ to go to your home folder
3. Type touch .bash_profile to create your new file.
4. Edit .bash_profile with your favorite editor (I used TextEdit).
5. Add the following into your .bash_profile, ulimit -n 10240.
6. Type . ~/.bash_profile to reload your updated.bash_profile

[Baozi926]

I hava the same problom on windows, is there a solution?