Closed Bug 276435 Opened 20 years ago Closed 19 years ago

GConf Error: ... Too many open files; segfault

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Version:
1.0 Branch
Platform:
x86
Linux
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED EXPIRED

People

(Reporter: blackburn, Assigned: bugzilla)

Details

After many messsages:
  *** loading the extensions datasource
and this message:
  Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file
Firefox seg faults.

cat /proc/sys/fs/file-nr went from
  585     0       50907
to:
  1725    0       50907

These errors occured before "Cannot load default config file"
** (firefox-bin:4873): CRITICAL **: file linc-protocols.c: line 933
(link_protocol_destroy_cnx): assertion `proto != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:4873): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/engines/libbluecurve.so: cannot open shared object file:
Too many open files

(firefox-bin:4873): GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: Can not open pixbuf loader module file
'/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders': Too many open files
GConf Error: Failed to create pipe for communicating with spawned gconf daemon:
Too many open files


(Gecko:4873): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Cannot create pipe for GnomeVFSProcess
initialization: Too many open files
GConf Error: Failed to create pipe for communicating with spawned gconf daemon:
Too many open files

uname -a
  Linux cs4 2.6.9-lc14 #1 Mon Nov 22 17:51:15 PST 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Firefox repeatedly runs fine as root (was installed as root).
The segfault is reproducible for two other users.
Occurs even when removing old ~/.mozilla directory

I have 30MB core file.
This repeated 126 times before seg fault.
  *** loading the extensions datasource

Seg fault also occurs when running rh9.0: 
  Linux cs4 2.4.20-6 #1 Thu Feb 27 10:06:59 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
  Output and backtrace are similar.

Backtrace for fedora 2:
Linux cs4 2.6.9-lc14 #1 Mon Nov 22 17:51:15 PST 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
$ gdb /usr/local/firefox/firefox-bin core.4873
GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.0post-0.20040223.19rh)
...
Core was generated by `/usr/local/firefox/firefox-bin'.
Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.

warning: svr4_current_sos: Can't read pathname for load map: Input/output error

Error while mapping shared library sections:
: Success.
Error while reading shared library symbols:
: No such file or directory.
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libmozjs.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libmozjs.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libxpcom.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libxpcom.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libplds4.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libplds4.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libplc4.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libplc4.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libnspr4.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libnspr4.so
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libdl.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpangox-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpangox-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/libm.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/libm.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libsmime3.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libsmime3.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libssl3.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libssl3.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libnss3.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libnss3.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libsoftokn3.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libsoftokn3.so
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/local/firefox/libxpcom_compat.so...(no debugging
symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/firefox/libxpcom_compat.so
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5
Reading symbols from /lib/libgcc_s.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/libc.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/libc.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXft.so.2...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXft.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXrandr.so.2...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXrandr.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXi.so.6...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXi.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXrender.so.1...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXrender.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXcursor.so.1...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXcursor.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libexpat.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libexpat.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libz.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libz.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/lib/common/xlcDef.so.2...(no
debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/lib/common/xlcDef.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_files.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_files.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/gconv/ISO8859-1.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/gconv/ISO8859-1.so
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/gconv/UTF-16.so...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/gconv/UTF-16.so
Reading symbols from /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libjar50.so...(no
debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libjar50.so
Reading symbols from
/home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libxpinstall.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libxpinstall.so
Reading symbols from
/home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libnkgnomevfs.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libnkgnomevfs.so
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgnomevfs-2.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgnomevfs-2.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/liblinc.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/liblinc.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib/libssl.so.4...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libssl.so.4
Reading symbols from /lib/libcrypto.so.4...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libcrypto.so.4
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/libcom_err.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libcom_err.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/libresolv.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libresolv.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/librt.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/librt.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpopt.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpopt.so.0
Reading symbols from
/home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libnegotiateauth.so...(no debugging
symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libnegotiateauth.so
Reading symbols from /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libmozgnome.so...(no
debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libmozgnome.so
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libesd.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libesd.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libasound.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libasound.so.2
Reading symbols from /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libjsd.so...(no
debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libjsd.so
Reading symbols from
/home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/talkback/talkback.so...(no debugging
symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/talkback/talkback.so
Reading symbols from
/home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libqfaservices.so...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /home.lcl/local/firefox-1.0/components/libqfaservices.so
#0  0xffffe410 in ?? ()
(gdb) bt
#0  0xffffe410 in ?? ()
#1  0xbfffd930 in ?? ()
#2  0x0000000b in ?? ()
#3  0x00001309 in ?? ()
#4  0x003691a5 in raise () from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0
#5  0x087815aa in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#6  <signal handler called>
#7  0x08425a16 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#8  0x08425ae9 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#9  0x08425bb4 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#10 0x0841a63e in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#11 0x08412e49 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#12 0x0841e8d8 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#13 0x08422de3 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#14 0x08461593 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#15 0x08460cc4 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#16 0x08460f3b in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#17 0x08272b5c in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#18 0x084202f0 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#19 0x08277c42 in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#20 0x08420648 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#21 0x0841e8d8 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#22 0x08442394 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#23 0x0822bd2a in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#24 0x08466ef9 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#25 0x0832d45f in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#26 0x0832c0d5 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#27 0x08179b53 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#28 0x08179d61 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#29 0x081776a1 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#30 0x081780a0 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#31 0x08176cac in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#32 0x081764a1 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#33 0x08188353 in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#34 0x081880bf in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#35 0x081890e2 in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance ()
#36 0x084f6308 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone ()
#37 0x080cf6f8 in ?? ()
#38 0x08beb0c8 in ?? ()
#39 0x08beae28 in ?? ()
#40 0x00000000 in ?? ()
(gdb) q

Backtrace for rh9.0 has more symbols:
#0  0xffffe002 in ?? ()
#1  0x087815aa in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#2  <signal handler called>
#3  0x08425a16 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#4  0x08425ae9 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#5  0x08425bb4 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#6  0x0841a63e in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#7  0x08412e49 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#8  0x0841e8d8 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#9  0x08422de3 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#10 0x08461593 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#11 0x08460cc4 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#12 0x08460f3b in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#13 0x08272b5c in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#14 0x084202f0 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#15 0x08277c42 in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#16 0x08420648 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#17 0x0841e8d8 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#18 0x08442394 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#19 0x0822bd2a in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#20 0x08466ef9 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#21 0x0832d45f in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#22 0x0832c0d5 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#23 0x08179b53 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#24 0x08179d61 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#25 0x081776a1 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#26 0x081780a0 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#27 0x08176cac in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#28 0x081764a1 in nsWritingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#29 0x08188353 in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#30 0x081880bf in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#31 0x081890e2 in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#32 0x084f6308 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#33 0x080cf6f8 in nsXPTCStubBase::Stub229() ()
#34 0x080d021b in nsXPTCStubBase::Stub229() ()
#35 0x080d0113 in nsXPTCStubBase::Stub229() ()
#36 0x400e1a0e in nsInputStreamReadyEvent::EventHandler(PLEvent*) ()
   from /usr/local/firefox/libxpcom.so
#37 0x400f387b in PL_HandleEvent () from /usr/local/firefox/libxpcom.so
#38 0x400f37ce in PL_ProcessPendingEvents () from /usr/local/firefox/libxpcom.so
#39 0x400f4de9 in nsEventQueueImpl::NotifyObservers(char const*) ()
   from /usr/local/firefox/libxpcom.so
#40 0x08212f48 in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#41 0x40543ddf in g_vsnprintf () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#42 0x40522b35 in g_get_current_time () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#43 0x40523b78 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#44 0x40523e8d in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#45 0x4052458f in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#46 0x4024af5f in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#47 0x082131f7 in nsReadingIterator<unsigned short>::advance(int) ()
#48 0x085d330f in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#49 0x0877d5e6 in nsPRUint32Key::Clone() const ()
#50 0x080739c3 in nsXPTCStubBase::Stub229() ()
#51 0x42015504 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
(gdb) q
Summary: GConf Error: ... Too many open files → GConf Error: ... Too many open files; segfault
What did you do to produce this fault?

Is there a receipe for its reproduction?
> What did you do to produce this fault?

Installed firefox as root
Ran firefox as root (no problem)
Ran firefox as non-root
  /usr/local/firefox/firefox
Segfaulted before main window appears i.e. before any interaction.

This *was* reproducible.

> Is there a receipe for its reproduction?

Now when running firefix
 /usr/local/firefox/firefox
I get the following:

*** loading the extensions datasource
*** ExtensionManager:_updateManifests: no access privileges to application
directory, skipping.
*** loading the extensions datasource
*** ExtensionManager:_updateManifests: no access privileges to application
directory, skipping.

and firefox runs successfully.

I didn't do anything to change permissions.

Is there a directory/files that you would like me to change
permission on and re-run firefox to see if it fails again.

I have mozilla 1.73 installed.

I run mozilla as:
pushd /usr/local/mozilla > /dev/null
./mozilla &

Are there any mozilla directories/files you would like me to check.
Perhaps firefox is accessing some mozilla files?

After writting above the following occured to me and I tried running firefox
after exiting gnome.

I was running gnome on display 1 while running firefox on display 0 under fvwm.
When I killed gnome (and X on 1), firefox ran OK without the ... no access
privileges ... messages.

Hmm. I wonder if the interaction of gnome and firefox (under fvwm) has anything
to do with the segfault.

I had run gnome so .gconf and .gconfd existed in ~.
I installed and ran firefox (under fvwm), I think, without gnome running.
Perhaps firefox accessed gnome files that were in an inconsistent state.
Running firefox with gnome active made these file inaccessable?
After exiting gnome, perhaps the .gconf* files were consistent?



(In reply to comment #3)
> > What did you do to produce this fault?
> 
> Installed firefox as root
> Ran firefox as root (no problem)
> Ran firefox as non-root
>   /usr/local/firefox/firefox
> Segfaulted before main window appears i.e. before any interaction.
[ snip ] 
> I didn't do anything to change permissions.
> 
> Is there a directory/files that you would like me to change
> permission on and re-run firefox to see if it fails again.

Thank you.

You may have to wait for someone who is running a development
version on linux to come along. If you think that it is a 
permissions problem then you could use strace to identify which
files were accessed before the crash.

If you are able to review the Firefox source, you might be able
to identify a call to a GTK library where either the result
or the parameters are not checked ...

Is there an FAQ for gconf and "Too many open files"? (Or even a
dup in Bugzilla)

Is certainly looks as though there is a defect in Firefox, 
(maybe only obvious in your set-up) but
I doubt that I am going to be much help in locating it.

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