sdlc0240:~ # ambari-server start
Using python /usr/bin/python2.7
Starting ambari-server
Ambari Server running with ‘root’ privileges.
Organizing resource files at /var/lib/ambari-server/resources…
Server PID at: /var/run/ambari-server/ambari-server.pid
Server out at: /var/log/ambari-server/ambari-server.out
Server log at: /var/log/ambari-server/ambari-server.log
Waiting for server start….sh: line 0: ulimit: open files: cannot modify limit: Operation not permitted
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ERROR: Exiting with exit code -1.
REASON: Ambari Server java process died with exitcode 255. Check /var/log/ambari-server/ambari-server.out for more information.