npm update -g "Error: EMFILE, readdir"

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0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ 'node', '/usr/local/bin/npm', 'update', '-g', 'npm' ]
2 info using npm@1.4.15
3 info using node@v0.10.26
4 verbose url raw npm
5 verbose url resolving [ 'https://registry.npmjs.org/', './npm' ]
6 verbose url resolved https://registry.npmjs.org/npm
7 info trying registry request attempt 1 at 10:11:12
8 verbose etag "AODNG5TA575201XSBSB90MI3"
9 http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/npm
10 info outdated updating []
11 error Error: EMFILE, readdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nodemon/node_modules/update-notifier/node_modules/request'
12 error If you need help, you may report this *entire* log,
12 error including the npm and node versions, at:
12 error     <http://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
13 error System Darwin 13.2.0
14 error command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "update" "-g" "npm"
15 error cwd /Users/Ryan
16 error node -v v0.10.26
17 error npm -v 1.4.15
18 error path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/nodemon/node_modules/update-notifier/node_modules/request
19 error code EMFILE
20 error errno 20
21 verbose exit [ 20, true ]