[tor-bugs] #21074 [Core Tor/Tor]: setrlimit fails OSX Sierra

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#21074: setrlimit fails OSX Sierra
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                      |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                           |         Status:
                                             |  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                           |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                             |  0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                     |        Version:  Tor:
                                             |  0.2.6.7
 Severity:  Normal                           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  OSX Sierra setrlimit, tbb-wants  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                   |         Points:  2
 Reviewer:                                   |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by fink):

 Hey. Just found this thread as I have same problems on Sierra (10.12.5)
 and... funny, I've just replaced Ableton Live 32-bit with 64-bit.
 A few things to note:

  * with the 32-bit Live installed, tor was working just fine
  * 64-bit version is the same build number as the 32-bit one
  * I can't test ulimit before Ableton Live

 Still, the current output (run as a non-root user) is the same with and
 w/o Ableton Live installed:

 {{{
 a-air:~ a$ ulimit -n -S
 8192
 a-air:~ a$ ulimit -S -n 10240
 -bash: ulimit: open files: cannot modify limit: Invalid argument
 a-air:~ a$ ulimit -n -S
 8192
 a-air:~ a$ ulimit -n -H
 unlimited
 }}}
 And hence, tor still doesn't work with Live uninstalled.

 Hope it helps somehow...

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