# inotify fix via task scheduler
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/inotify-fix-via-task-scheduler/17216
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 11, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/inotify-fix-via-task-scheduler/17216 "2021-08-11T23:40:37Z")
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### Author:  [@Chris.Karst](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Chris.Karst)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/inotify-fix-via-task-scheduler/17216/1 "2021-08-11T23:40:37Z")
Trying to use the following info:
> [bdlow](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/bdlow)[Ben](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/bdlow)
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> [Oct '18](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/setting-inotify-limit-permanently-on-synology-diskstation/12221/4)
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> FYI here’s what works on a DS916+ running DSM 6.1.7: go to Control Panel \> Task Scheduler. Create a New Task \> Triggered Task \> User-defined script.
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> In General Settings tab: give it a name (e.g. “Syncthing sysctl inotify fix”) and Event = Boot-up.
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> In the Task Settings tab: enter this in the Run Command box:
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> ```plaintext
> sh -c '(sleep 90 && echo 204800 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches)&'
>
> ```
>
> The sleep is to delay the setting to (hopefully) skip past any initialisation that Synology do at boot. Seems to work for me.
>
> Click Ok to close the task dialog, then enable the task and hit the Save button.
So I created a scheduled task with the run command of
`sh -c '(sleep 90 && echo 204800 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches)&'`
The status i get via email is:
> Task Scheduler has completed a triggered task.
>
> Task: Syncthing inotify fix Start time: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:18:13 GMT Stop time: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:18:13 GMT Current status: 0 (Normal) Standard output/error:
>
> From DS220plus
But the inotify error persists.
Does this need tweaked? Perhaps DSM 7.0 made changes to location?
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### Author:  [@Chris.Karst](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Chris.Karst)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/inotify-fix-via-task-scheduler/17216/2 "2021-08-12T01:01:52Z")
Error message seems to have finally gone away…
Maybe changing to using the root user vs the administrator level user made the difference?
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2021, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/inotify-fix-via-task-scheduler/17216/3 "2021-08-12T07:22:17Z")
Tweaking that would only for for root.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2021, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/inotify-fix-via-task-scheduler/17216/4 "2021-09-11T07:23:08Z")
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