[[!comment format=mdwn username="http://joeyh.name/" ip="209.250.56.43" subject="comment 1" date="2014-01-13T19:22:12Z" content=""" It looks like git-annex was leaking memory, and so ran out and died. But, you're using an ancient version of git-annex from 2012. Upgrade to a current version and write back if it still has a memory leak. I doubt it does. """]]