I can't reproduce this on -current amd64, neither with a snapshot from last week, nor after updating today.
thfr@e5570:~$ node -v v8.11.1 thfr@e5570:~$ node > console.log('test log'); test log undefined > .exit thfr@e5570:~$ > node -v > bash: /usr/local/bin/node: Cannot allocate memory I run ksh. Doubt that bash is the cause though... Might wanna check if you have the same problem with ksh. > I am on current, last grabbed the snapshot last Friday I think. ... still, you provided rather little information to understand what might be particular about your system. In most cases, including a dmesg is MVP to understand this better. > Plenty of swap and memory available Yes? what about your ulimit?