[RPi5] unix_err:'18' error : 'Too many open files'

Please provide a full debug log.

How to post a log (wiki)

1. Enable debugging in Settings>System Settings>Logging
2. Restart Kodi
3. Replicate the problem
4. Generate a log URL (do not post/upload logs to the forum)

use "Settings > LibreELEC > System > Paste system logs" or run "pastekodi" over SSH, then post the URL link

The following command (run from ssh):

lsof | head -1 | awk '{ print "COUNT " $2 " " $1; }' && lsof +c 0 | awk '{ print $2 " " $1; }' | sort -rn | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -20

will show which processes have files open. If there is a leak, then one process (possibly kodi.bin) is likely to be increasing regularly.

Do you see the numbers going up after a few minutes of kodi sitting idle?

Do you see the numbers going up after kodi playing a file and stopping?

TechFlux Provide a debug log (see post #2).

Quote from TechFlux

But it happens when i scan all the files. Now it doesn't happen when it is done.

Please be specific.

What happens when you scan all the files (crash? number of open files goes up?)

What doesn't happen? When what is done?

By scan all the files, do you mean using "Update library"?

If number of open files goes up while doing it, what is the highest number you see (and is it assigned to kodi.bin).

Does the number go down again?