FTR this was fixed upstream by bumping the default name recursion level from 30 to 50:
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=152 status fixcommitted ** Bug watch added: bugs.astron.com/ #152 https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=152 ** Changed in: file (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed ** Changed in: file (Debian) Status: Invalid => Fix Committed ** Changed in: file (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1717991 Title: file returns "name use count (30) exceeded" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/+bug/1717991/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs