No problem in core-utils 8.13: $ sudo sh -c 'echo 10 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches' $ touch /tmp/hello $ tail -f /tmp/hello tail: inotify resources exhausted tail: inotify cannot be used, reverting to polling
** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/700958 Title: tail -f gives misleading error message when inotify limit is reached To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/coreutils/+bug/700958/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs