**Build scan:**
https://gradle-enterprise.elastic.co/s/swrn2vccdizu6/tests/:qa:smoke-test-http:javaRestTest/org.elasticsearch.http.ClusterStateRestCancellationIT/testClusterStateRestCancellation

**Reproduction line:**
`./gradlew ':qa:smoke-test-http:javaRestTest' --tests "org.elasticsearch.http.ClusterStateRestCancellationIT.testClusterStateRestCancellation" -Dtests.seed=2034D67B43AAFEF0 -Dtests.locale=ca -Dtests.timezone=Europe/Madrid -Druntime.java=17`

**Applicable branches:**
main

**Reproduces locally?:**
No

**Failure history:**
https://gradle-enterprise.elastic.co/scans/tests?tests.container=org.elasticsearch.http.ClusterStateRestCancellationIT&tests.test=testClusterStateRestCancellation

**Failure excerpt:**
```
java.lang.IllegalStateException: unable to launch a new watch service

  at __randomizedtesting.SeedInfo.seed([2034D67B43AAFEF0:A2A0FB19FD8E07BE]:0)
  at org.elasticsearch.reservedstate.service.FileSettingsService.startWatcher(FileSettingsService.java:271)
  at org.elasticsearch.reservedstate.service.FileSettingsService.startIfMaster(FileSettingsService.java:142)
  at org.elasticsearch.reservedstate.service.FileSettingsService.doStart(FileSettingsService.java:116)
  at org.elasticsearch.common.component.AbstractLifecycleComponent.start(AbstractLifecycleComponent.java:43)
  at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.start(Node.java:1372)
  at org.elasticsearch.test.InternalTestCluster$NodeAndClient.startNode(InternalTestCluster.java:982)
  at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:539)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
  at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingRunnable.run(ThreadContext.java:820)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)

  Caused by: java.io.IOException: User limit of inotify watches reached

    at sun.nio.fs.LinuxWatchService$Poller.implRegister(LinuxWatchService.java:264)
    at sun.nio.fs.AbstractPoller.processRequests(AbstractPoller.java:266)
    at sun.nio.fs.LinuxWatchService$Poller.run(LinuxWatchService.java:364)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)

```
server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/reservedstate/service/FileSettingsService.java
NodeClient nodeClient
    ) {
        this.clusterService = clusterService;
        this.stateService = stateService;
        this.operatorSettingsDir = environment.configFile().toAbsolutePath().resolve(OPERATOR_DIRECTORY);
        this.nodeClient = nodeClient;
    }
    public Path operatorSettingsDir() {
        return operatorSettingsDir;
    }
    public Path operatorSettingsFile() {
        return operatorSettingsDir.resolve(SETTINGS_FILE_NAME);
    }
    
    
    boolean watchedFileChanged(Path path) throws IOException {
        if (Files.exists(path) == false) {
            return false;
        }
        FileUpdateState previousUpdateState = fileUpdateState;
        BasicFileAttributes attr = Files.readAttributes(path, BasicFileAttributes.class);
        fileUpdateState = new FileUpdateState(attr.lastModifiedTime().toMillis(), path.toRealPath().toString(), attr.fileKey());
        return (previousUpdateState == null || previousUpdateState.equals(fileUpdateState) == false);
    }
    @Override
    protected void doStart() {
        
        
        
        this.active = Files.exists(operatorSettingsDir().getParent());