Same problem... took a bit to discover Banshee shows up as "Main Thread" in the ps list.
Anyway, lsof log attached. Basically ran the command a few times, once before and then as many times as I could before it crashed out. Later runs have lots of repeated: Main\x20T 6052 fixerdave 290u a_inode 0,11 0 8006 [eventfd] ** Attachment added: "log of lsof output during run" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/banshee/+bug/1489419/+attachment/4670532/+files/banshee_lsof.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to banshee in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1489419 Title: Banshee crashes whilst scanning library on remote server Status in banshee package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I have Banshee configured to store its library on a remote SMB share which already contains my music collection. When I ask Banshee to rescan library, it starts, scans a couple of albums then crashes. Starting Banshee from the command line shows an error on crash thus: (Banshee:9020): GLib-ERROR **: Creating pipes for GWakeup: Too many open files Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) I am using Banshee 2.6.2 on Ubuntu Studio 15.04 on Dell Latitude E6510 (64-bit). The SMB share is on an Intel Atom host running Ubuntu Server 14.04. I have attached the crash dump file. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/banshee/+bug/1489419/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp