inotify is a Linux kernel subsystem that works to expand filesystems to notice changes to the filesystem, and report those changes to applications.
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How do I fix a “Can't access Dropbox folder” error?
I'm having a rather strange problem with Dropbox that started a few weeks ago.
Dropbox will stop syncing with the message "Can't access Dropbox folder", and refuse to sync until I reboot.
I've tried ...
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How to use inotifywait in a non-blocking way and mail the results?
I've tried several times to test my script, but with no success. This is the script:
zenity --question --text "my text"
if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
zenity --warning --text "my text"
else
ping -n ...
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How can I tell if I am out of inotify watches?
I use an application that consumes inotify watches. I've already set
fs.inotify.max_user_watches=32768
in /etc/sysctl.conf but last night the application stopped indexing unless I ran it manually, ...
