I have fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576
and experiencing what looks like this issue (downloading a file and size not updating in nautilus). I'm using insync and spideroak, so maybe these are using up the watches ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to procps in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879902 Title: Increase the number of inotify watches Status in procps package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Many of the problems I encountered seem to be related to a single issue : the maximum number of watches inotify is able to handle. I have found that the default maximum number of watches is way to low too handle every feature using inotify, a default Ubuntu uses a great number of watches out of the box and in Natty and Oneiric it starts to become a real problem. Possible effects are : - Ubuntu One not syncing correctly - Nautilus not updating itself when a file is created or deleted. - Audio players not updating music libraries - tail -f or other programs using inotify show a cryptic message about no space being left on the device (while there's plenty of space) I have found that simply doubling the maximum of watches *is not enough* for a normal use, and if I believe this comment : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/beagle/+bug/115801/comments/4 there is no problem to setting the number of watches to a high value. My current setting is 524288, which is 64 times the default value, It may be too high for a default value but I believe that 65536 or 131072 should be enough for almost everyone. If Precise Pangolin wants to be predictable, this issues *has* to be addressed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/879902/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
