# \#inventory **URL:** https://hub.mender.io/tag/inventory/95.md [Latest](https://hub.mender.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://hub.mender.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://hub.mender.io/tags.md) --- ## [Malloc() error during inventory update](https://hub.mender.io/t/malloc-error-during-inventory-update/8210)
**Author:** [@rsahlmann](https://hub.mender.io/u/rsahlmann)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/malloc-error-during-inventory-update/8210 "2026-03-19T16:07:08Z")
Hi everyone, we use docker-mender-convert (v5.1.0) on an Raspbian(Debian 12, Bookworm) image for a Raspberry Pi 3B which works without any problems. Problem During operation the system is executing the service mender-u… --- ## [How to Monitor Device Storage with a Custom Mender Inventory Script](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-monitor-device-storage-with-a-custom-mender-inventory-script/7892)
**Author:** [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-monitor-device-storage-with-a-custom-mender-inventory-script/7892 "2025-07-16T15:14:45Z")
Overview When managing a fleet of IoT devices with Mender, understanding storage usage across your devices is crucial for maintaining operational health and planning updates. This tutorial shows you how to create a custo… --- ## [Limits on Mender Inventory Size](https://hub.mender.io/t/limits-on-mender-inventory-size/7382)
**Author:** [@nomtor0204](https://hub.mender.io/u/nomtor0204)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/limits-on-mender-inventory-size/7382 "2024-12-17T06:27:16Z")
Hello, Are there any limits on the size of inventories that can be sent to the Mender server? On one particular device, I encountered an issue where an inventory with tens of thousands of characters could not be sent. … --- ## [Mender client polling intervals sync](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-polling-intervals-sync/7162)
**Author:** [@wandering-tales](https://hub.mender.io/u/wandering-tales)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-polling-intervals-sync/7162 "2024-09-05T15:02:23Z")
Hi there, Is it guaranteed the Mender client at machine boot performs both an update check and a check inventory simultaneously as soon as it’s able to successfully authenticate to the server? Let’s say we have an upda… --- ## [Authentication request rejected by the Mender.Bitcortex server](https://hub.mender.io/t/authentication-request-rejected-by-the-mender-bitcortex-server/7030)
**Author:** [@sap1359](https://hub.mender.io/u/sap1359)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/authentication-request-rejected-by-the-mender-bitcortex-server/7030 "2024-07-22T00:20:56Z")
Hi We’ve encountered a problem with the connectivity of one of our devices to the Mender Bitcortex server. One of our devices had been reported offline for three months. According to our investigation, the MAC address … --- ## [Code injection via device inventory?](https://hub.mender.io/t/code-injection-via-device-inventory/6858)
**Author:** [@mister\_kanister](https://hub.mender.io/u/mister_kanister)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/code-injection-via-device-inventory/6858 "2024-06-03T15:22:21Z")
Good Day, Friends! I’m working on an mender artifact that will extend the device inventory. It is a more general question about security because I do not understand the implications. Via --type script update module I h… --- ## [Missing scope identity in inventory](https://hub.mender.io/t/missing-scope-identity-in-inventory/5685)
**Author:** [@netsolom](https://hub.mender.io/u/netsolom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/missing-scope-identity-in-inventory/5685 "2023-04-13T11:39:05Z")
Hi, We are using a self-hosted mender server 3.4, and call “Set Authentication Status” API /devices/{id}/auth/{aid}/status to accept devices. According to documentation (https://docs.mender.io/3.4/overview/inventory af… --- ## [Use a timeout for inventory scripts](https://hub.mender.io/t/use-a-timeout-for-inventory-scripts/5265)
**Author:** [@eric](https://hub.mender.io/u/eric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/use-a-timeout-for-inventory-scripts/5265 "2022-09-22T05:14:06Z")
(This is a feature request. To the best of my knowledge / searching, it has not already been implemented. Please close this thread if it already exists.) Problem: If a particular inventory script hangs (e.g. while que… --- ## [Mender client inventory bash inside bash question](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-inventory-bash-inside-bash-question/1658)
**Author:** [@genedupre](https://hub.mender.io/u/genedupre)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-inventory-bash-inside-bash-question/1658 "2020-03-23T19:56:48Z")
Hello everyone, i’m looking into adding more attributes to the mender client inventory, to keep an eye that the necessary devices are connected. i’m encountering that i am unable to use a bash inside a bash to generate… --- ## [Module update - poll inventory after successful update](https://hub.mender.io/t/module-update-poll-inventory-after-successful-update/920)
**Author:** [@speeltronics](https://hub.mender.io/u/speeltronics)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/module-update-poll-inventory-after-successful-update/920 "2019-08-19T07:45:17Z")
I noticed that after a successful module update, the devices inventory on the production server still shows the old artifact until the device does its next inventory poll. Is there a way to force the device to do an inve…