Decreasing the limit works OK. /etc/security/limits.conf: user2 hard nofile 220
user1@:~$ ulimit -n 1024 user1:~$ sudo su - user2 user2@:~$ ulimit -n 220 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org