Contents of max_user_watches file not surviving a reboot

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My Kubuntu /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_users_watches file contains 8192 which is too low so I've increased it to 16284. This works until I reboot the next day when the file reverts back to 8192. How might I fix this problem?

What I have tried:

I use sudo nano to edit the file.

Posted 28-Apr-21 21:48pm

Phil Fraser

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Richard Deeming 29-Apr-21 4:12am

This question doesn't appear to have anything to do with writing code.

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Phil Fraser · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-28T22:00:00

Solution 1

Please ignore my question, I had been editing the wrong file. The correct file is:

/etc/sysctl.conf

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Posted 28-Apr-21 22:00pm

Phil Fraser

Updated 28-Apr-21 22:10pm