I suggest to raise the importance of this bug regardless of how simple the workaround would be, as it affects other main components in Ubuntu that rely on inotify not exhausted. For example:
- The already commented example of tail (on comment #6). - Nautilus stops updating the folders state automatically and needs to be done manually (F5) ** Also affects: nautilus Importance: Undecided Status: New -- 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/nautilus/+bug/761578/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs