Powerline: Sudo vim - Disk space error
When I run vim with powerline installed as my normal user it runs fine. When I sudo su to root it runs fine but when I'm on my normal user and I do sudo vim I get the following error:
ERROR:vim:Failed to create renderer: [Errno 28] No space left on device
Error detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
Traceback (most recent call last):
Error detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/powerline/__init__.py", line 361, in update_rendererError detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
self.create_renderer(**create_renderer_kwargs)
Error detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/powerline/__init__.py", line 207, in create_renderer
Error detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
self.renderer_options['local_themes'] = self.get_local_themes(self.ext_config.get('local_themes'))
Error detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/powerline/vim.py", line 75, in get_local_themes
Error detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
for key, val in local_themes.items()))
Error detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/powerline/vim.py", line 75, in <genexpr>
Error detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
for key, val in local_themes.items()))
Error detected while processing VimEnter Auto commands for "*":
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/powerline/vim.py", line 66, in load_theme_config
I don't have any .pyc files in my powerline repo and the result of df -i is
Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/it12--0391-root 14991360 421921 14569439 3% /
none 500539 1 500538 1% /sys/fs/cgroup
udev 498075 516 497559 1% /dev
tmpfs 500539 488 500051 1% /run
none 500539 5 500534 1% /run/lock
none 500539 13 500526 1% /run/shm
none 500539 25 500514 1% /run/user
/dev/sda1 124496 273 124223 1% /boot
So I shouldn't have any issue with running out of inodes.
cadyyan
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I use sudo vim all the time, but I've never had this issue. As you say it's probably not an inode issue, but it's also not a Powerline or Python issue since they use Linux libraries to write to disk. You should search for this issue as a Linux issue, and please post your solution here if you find it.
Lokaltog
on 31 Jul 2013
It may be an issue with running out of inotify watches.
ZyX-I
on 17 Jan 2014
👍2
Closing due to lack of feedback and being too outdated. Though I still think it is an issue with inotify watches, though you may try using different value in /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches.
ZyX-I
on 15 Feb 2014
I had same issue on Arch Linux, after searching a little, I found this nice guide:
https://github.com/guard/listen/wiki/Increasing-the-amount-of-inotify-watchers
_Note that arch command is different_
Here's what I was having:
vim
2016-03-14 20:38:59,911:ERROR:vim:powerline:Failed to create renderer: [Errno 28] No space left on deviceYou may need to increase the inotify limits on your system, via /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_*
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/__init__.py", line 842, in update_renderer
self.create_renderer(**cr_kwargs)
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/__init__.py", line 582, in create_renderer
self.config_loader.set_watcher(self.common_config['watcher'])
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/lib/config.py", line 84, in set_watcher
self.watcher.transfer_calls(watcher)
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/lib/config.py", line 49, in transfer_calls
getattr(watcher, attr)(*args, **kwargs)
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/lib/watcher/inotify.py", line 100, in watch
self.handle_error()
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/lib/inotify.py", line 138, in handle_error
raise OSError(eno, self.os.strerror(eno) + str(extra))
OSError: [Errno 28] No space left on deviceYou may need to increase the inotify limits on your system, via /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_*
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 12, in <module>
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/__init__.py", line 896, in setup
self.do_setup(*args, **kwargs)
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/vim.py", line 211, in do_setup
self.update_renderer()
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/__init__.py", line 842, in update_renderer
self.create_renderer(**cr_kwargs)
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/__init__.py", line 582, in create_renderer
self.config_loader.set_watcher(self.common_config['watcher'])
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/lib/config.py", line 84, in set_watcher
self.watcher.transfer_calls(watcher)
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/lib/config.py", line 49, in transfer_calls
getattr(watcher, attr)(*args, **kwargs)
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/lib/watcher/inotify.py", line 100, in watch
self.handle_error()
File "/home/gableroux/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/lib/inotify.py", line 138, in handle_error
raise OSError(eno, self.os.strerror(eno) + str(extra))
OSError: [Errno 28] No space left on deviceYou may need to increase the inotify limits on your system, via /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_*
An error occurred while importing powerline module.
This could be caused by invalid sys.path setting,
or by an incompatible Python version (powerline requires
Python 2.6, 2.7 or 3.2 and later to work). Please consult
the troubleshooting section in the documentation for
possible solutions.
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Informations:
df -i
Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on
dev 978493 516 977977 1% /dev
run 979167 767 978400 1% /run
/dev/sda2 9175040 954797 8220243 11% /
tmpfs 979167 199 978968 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 979167 12 979155 1% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs 979167 537 978630 1% /tmp
/dev/sda1 0 0 0 - /boot/efi
tmpfs 979167 31 979136 1% /run/user/1000
tmpfs 979167 10 979157 1% /run/user/620
vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Mar 9 2016 16:25:55)
Included patches: 1-1529
Compiled by Arch Linux
Huge version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl +farsi +mouse_netterm +tag_binary
+arabic +file_in_path +mouse_sgr +tag_old_static
+autocmd +find_in_path -mouse_sysmouse -tag_any_white
-balloon_eval +float +mouse_urxvt +tcl/dyn
-browse +folding +mouse_xterm +terminfo
++builtin_terms -footer +multi_byte +termresponse
+byte_offset +fork() +multi_lang +textobjects
+channel +gettext -mzscheme +title
+cindent -hangul_input +netbeans_intg -toolbar
-clientserver +iconv +packages +user_commands
-clipboard +insert_expand +path_extra +vertsplit
+cmdline_compl +job +perl/dyn +virtualedit
+cmdline_hist +jumplist +persistent_undo +visual
+cmdline_info +keymap +postscript +visualextra
+comments +langmap +printer +viminfo
+conceal +libcall +profile +vreplace
+cryptv +linebreak +python/dyn +wildignore
+cscope +lispindent +python3/dyn +wildmenu
+cursorbind +listcmds +quickfix +windows
+cursorshape +localmap +reltime +writebackup
+dialog_con +lua/dyn +rightleft -X11
+diff +menu +ruby/dyn -xfontset
+digraphs +mksession +scrollbind -xim
-dnd +modify_fname +signs -xsmp
-ebcdic +mouse +smartindent -xterm_clipboard
+emacs_tags -mouseshape +startuptime -xterm_save
+eval +mouse_dec +statusline -xpm
+ex_extra +mouse_gpm -sun_workshop
+extra_search -mouse_jsbterm +syntax
system vimrc file: "/etc/vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc -L. -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro -fstack-protector -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lm -lncurses -lelf -lnsl -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl -Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE -lperl -lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -L/usr/lib -ltclstub8.6 -ldl -lz -lpthread -lieee -lm
Before I increase /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances
tail /proc/sys/fs/inotify/*
==> /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_queued_events <==
16384
==> /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances <==
128
==> /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches <==
8192
After
tail /proc/sys/fs/inotify/*
==> /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_queued_events <==
16384
==> /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances <==
128
==> /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches <==
524288
Works fine now :)
GabLeRoux
on 15 Mar 2016
👍22
😄4
thanks @GabLeRoux , working
muhfaris
on 5 Jun 2017
👍1
Thanks @GabLeRoux, it works great!
MerouaneBen
on 14 Mar 2018
👍1
Thanks again @GabLeRoux for the detailed response, helped me on Fedora 27 today.
itblaked
on 10 May 2018
👍1
I had the same issue occurring after installing a backup tool, which was processing and uploading 183k+ files at the time, so this explains why I'm running out of inotify watches.
echo 524288 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches fixed it.
JensTimmerman
on 16 Jan 2019
👍1
@JensTimmerman Thanks for the suggestion. This worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04.
Only I had to:
$ sudo su
$ echo 524288 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches
$ exit
adam-hanna
on 1 Jul 2019
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Most helpful comment
I had same issue on Arch Linux, after searching a little, I found this nice guide:
https://github.com/guard/listen/wiki/Increasing-the-amount-of-inotify-watchers
_Note that arch command is different_
Here's what I was having:
Informations:
Before I increase
/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instancesAfter
Works fine now :)