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Description of problem:
redhat-config-network crashes if left running for a while (say 1/2 to 1 hour).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Configure a network connection using redhat-config-network (i've tried both
wired and wireless via pcmcia)
2. Activate the network connection using  redhat-config-network and keep it
running. (i've done reboots between setting & activationg - just to be sure)
3.run the following command in a different window (xterm)
while true; do lsof |grep redhat-co | wc -l ; sleep 5; done
	

All of the above is done as 'root'

Actual Results:
      0
     26
     96
     99
     99
    105
    107
    111
    113
......
......
    573
    585
    589
......
......
   1097
   1103
   1109
   1117
   1117

Until the redhat-config-network crashes with the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/redhat-config-network", line 774, in update_devicelist
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Control.py", line
63, in __init__
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Control.py", line
66, in load
OSError: Too many open files




Expected Results:  No crash.

Additional info:

The files it keeps opening are:


redhat-co  967  root  548u  sock        0,0            774784 can't identify
protocol
redhat-co  967  root  549u  sock        0,0            774785 can't identify
protocol
redhat-co  967  root  550u  sock        0,0            780554 can't identify
protocol
redhat-co  967  root  551u  sock        0,0            780555 can't identify
protocol
redhat-co  967  root  552u  sock        0,0            780559 can't identify
protocol