Problem with `npm start`: ERROR watch EMFILE although open file limit = 65536

ulimit -a

log:

core file size          (blocks, -c) 0
data seg size           (kbytes, -d) unlimited
file size               (blocks, -f) unlimited
max locked memory       (kbytes, -l) unlimited
max memory size         (kbytes, -m) unlimited
open files                      (-n) 65536
pipe size            (512 bytes, -p) 1
stack size              (kbytes, -s) 8192
cpu time               (seconds, -t) unlimited
max user processes              (-u) 709
virtual memory          (kbytes, -v) unlimited

      

        
        
        
      

    

Although I am still getting the EMFILE error during npm start

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react-native@0.3.11 start / node_modules / react-native. /packager/packager.sh

 ===============================================================
 |  Running packager on port 8081.       
 |  Keep this packager running while developing on any JS         
 |  projects. Feel free to close this tab and run your own      
 |  packager instance if you prefer.                              
 |                                                              
 |     https://github.com/facebook/react-native                 
 |                                                              
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Finding JS files in /

Package readiness response.

 ERROR  watch EMFILE
{"code":"EMFILE","errno":"EMFILE","syscall":"watch"}
Error: watch EMFILE
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:746:11)
    at FSWatcher.start (fs.js:1172:11)
    at Object.fs.watch (fs.js:1198:11)
    at NodeWatcher.watchdir (/node_modules/sane/src/node_watcher.js:144:20)
    at Walker.<anonymous> (/node_modules/react-native/node_modules/sane/src/node_watcher.js:351:12)
    at Walker.emit (events.js:110:17)
    at /node_modules/react-native/node_modules/sane/node_modules/walker/lib/walker.js:69:16
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:95:15)