<h1 id="troubleshooting-inotify-on-linux">Troubleshooting Inotify on Linux<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#troubleshooting-inotify-on-linux"></a></h1>
<p>There are two pathways</p>
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<li><strong>Shotgun approach</strong> - double all inotify limits - <a href="/notes/kb20nwzc4jknpakhraik6ib">Double Inotify Limits</a></li>
<li>Dive deeper - find out which limit to increase and increase just that limit: <a href="/notes/mdrrjqvzi3vdajr9r3rac0i">Dive Deeper and Set Inotify by Hand</a></li>
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<strong>Children</strong>
<ol>
<li><a href="/notes/mdrrjqvzi3vdajr9r3rac0i">Dive Deeper and Set Inotify by Hand</a></li>
<li><a href="/notes/kb20nwzc4jknpakhraik6ib">Double Inotify Limits</a></li>
<li><a href="/notes/n3bq0llls6cmup1elt3asdp">Sample Inotify Config</a></li>
<li><a href="/notes/jsfr19a17fji2delxpiwtvm">Script to See Which Inotify Limit Is Low</a></li>
<li><a href="/notes/qr1dzx1u8psfe6e7zfmg36e">inotify.max_user_watches Memory Usage</a></li>
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