gruntjs / gruntjs/grunt

Can we add this fix to a trouble shooting tip?

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Description

for this error:

```
Fatal error: spawn EMFILE
Running "watch" task
Waiting...OK
>> File "app/templates/views/deals/deals.html" changed.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

error: Looks like a Grunt error occurred--
error: Please fix it, then **restart Sails** to continue running tasks (e.g. watching for changes in assets)
error: Or if you're stuck, check out the troubleshooting tips below.

error: Troubleshooting tips:
error:
error: *-> Are "grunt" and related grunt task modules installed locally? Run `npm install` if you're not sure.
error:
error: *-> You might have a malformed LESS, SASS, CoffeeScript file, etc.
error:
error: *-> Or maybe you don't have permissions to access the `.tmp` directory?
error: e.g., `/Users/jonathanodonnell/Off/.tmp` ?
error:
error: If you think this might be the case, try running:
error: sudo chown -R 501 /Users/jonathanodonnell/Off/.tmp
```

Can we also put the suggestion to run the command:

ulimit -n 1000

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the troubleshooting tips that report the Grunt error shown in the issue. Add the `ulimit -n 1000` suggestion there, and verify that the troubleshooting output presents the command clearly to users encountering `spawn EMFILE`.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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