Getting strange behavior from terminal and iTerm “-bash: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable”

Question

When I open iTerm, I\'m getting this message:

Last login: Mon Oct 22 12:20:25 on ttys002
-bash: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable
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Answer 1

To resolve on Yosemite and newer versions of Mac OS, use https://superuser.com/a/838630. I was able to resolve by updating the plist files and rebooting - the ulimit commands were unnecessary.