I can confirm that Eugene's script yields the same results in my VM as well:
... 62: ./eugene_script.sh: line 11: 10940 Terminated tail -f /etc/hosts > /dev/null 63: ./eugene_script.sh: line 11: 10943 Terminated tail -f /etc/hosts > /dev/null 64: tail: inotify cannot be used, reverting to polling: Too many open files ./eugene_script.sh: line 11: 10945 Terminated tail -f /etc/hosts > /dev/null 65: tail: inotify cannot be used, reverting to polling: Too many open files ./eugene_script.sh: line 11: 10947 Terminated tail -f /etc/hosts > /dev/null -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1101666 Title: inotify fd leak To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1101666/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs