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Ubuntu: Cypress crashes when I try opening a project

See original GitHub issue
  • Operating System: Ubuntu 16.04
  • Cypress Version: 1.0.2
  • Browser Version:

Is this a Feature or Bug?

Bug

Current behavior:

Crashing when

Desired behavior:

Not crashing when opening a project

How to reproduce:

  1. Open Cypress (Either through the terminal or through by clicking on the Cypress icon)
  2. Try open a project
  3. Cypress crashes

Test code:

Additional Info (images, stack traces, etc)

Video: https://youtu.be/zOC2JBffJsE

Stack trace:

dennis.thisner@d64071:~/Downloads/Cypress$ ./Cypress 
{ Error: watch /home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/package.json ENOSPC
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:1026:11)
    at FSWatcher.start (fs.js:1439:19)
    at Object.fs.watch (fs.js:1466:11)
    at createFsWatchInstance (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:37:15)
    at setFsWatchListener (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:80:15)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._watchWithNodeFs (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:228:14)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._handleFile (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:255:21)
    at FSWatcher.<anonymous> (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:473:21)
    at /home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:123:15)

  code: 'ENOSPC',
  errno: 'ENOSPC',
  syscall: 'watch /home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/package.json',
  filename: '/home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/package.json' }
Error: watch /home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/package.json ENOSPC
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:1026:11)
    at FSWatcher.start (fs.js:1439:19)
    at Object.fs.watch (fs.js:1466:11)
    at createFsWatchInstance (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:37:15)
    at setFsWatchListener (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:80:15)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._watchWithNodeFs (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:228:14)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._handleFile (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:255:21)
    at FSWatcher.<anonymous> (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:473:21)
    at /home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:123:15)

{ Error: watch /home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/cypress/support/commands.js ENOSPC
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:1026:11)
    at FSWatcher.start (fs.js:1439:19)
    at Object.fs.watch (fs.js:1466:11)
    at createFsWatchInstance (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:37:15)
    at setFsWatchListener (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:80:15)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._watchWithNodeFs (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:228:14)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._handleFile (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:255:21)
    at FSWatcher.<anonymous> (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:473:21)
    at /home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:123:15)

  code: 'ENOSPC',
  errno: 'ENOSPC',
  syscall: 'watch /home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/cypress/support/commands.js',
  filename: '/home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/cypress/support/commands.js' }
Error: watch /home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/cypress/support/commands.js ENOSPC
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:1026:11)
    at FSWatcher.start (fs.js:1439:19)
    at Object.fs.watch (fs.js:1466:11)
    at createFsWatchInstance (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:37:15)
    at setFsWatchListener (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:80:15)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._watchWithNodeFs (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:228:14)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._handleFile (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:255:21)
    at FSWatcher.<anonymous> (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:473:21)
    at /home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:123:15)

{ Error: watch /home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/cypress/support/index.js ENOSPC
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:1026:11)
    at FSWatcher.start (fs.js:1439:19)
    at Object.fs.watch (fs.js:1466:11)
    at createFsWatchInstance (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:37:15)
    at setFsWatchListener (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:80:15)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._watchWithNodeFs (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:228:14)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._handleFile (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:255:21)
    at FSWatcher.<anonymous> (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:473:21)
    at /home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:123:15)

  code: 'ENOSPC',
  errno: 'ENOSPC',
  syscall: 'watch /home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/cypress/support/index.js',
  filename: '/home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/cypress/support/index.js' }
Error: watch /home/dennis.thisner/projects/src/cumul8.com/web-platform/cypress/support/index.js ENOSPC
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:1026:11)
    at FSWatcher.start (fs.js:1439:19)
    at Object.fs.watch (fs.js:1466:11)
    at createFsWatchInstance (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:37:15)
    at setFsWatchListener (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:80:15)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._watchWithNodeFs (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:228:14)
    at FSWatcher.NodeFsHandler._handleFile (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:255:21)
    at FSWatcher.<anonymous> (/home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/chokidar/lib/nodefs-handler.js:473:21)
    at /home/dennis.thisner/Downloads/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:123:15)
```
`

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 6 years ago
  • Comments:9 (1 by maintainers)

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jhartmacommented, Nov 27, 2017

just for the record

echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p

should also fix it

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aaronmfparrcommented, Oct 7, 2018

Using an Ubuntu 16.04 chroot on chomeos (with crouton) I ran into this problem also. Problem was inadequate number of user watches.

Solution was to increase them as follows: sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576

Similar to the other recommendations above, but simpler and now you understand the problem. ENOSPC can also refer to inadequate number of user watches on the file system.

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