Same thing here on raring. shankao@maldita:~/www/aftertime$ sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 8192
And it affects other programs of the system (i.e. tail reverts to polling). I suggest to either increase the value automatically when installing ubuntuone to accomodate its requirements, decrease these requirements or, at least, notify the users somehow of the situation and the workarounds that they can try. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/761578 Title: handle reaching inotify max watches better To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntuone-client/+bug/761578/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs