Consider increasing /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches error received in logs

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • lsyncd reporting following errors:
lsyncd: 10:15:47 Error: Terminating since out of inotify watches.
lsyncd: Consider increasing /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    • lsyncd

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