Hi Samy !
> How to pre-allocate a 4GB File in a system with several 2.3 GB dasds? > > We're looking for a way to be able to create a single file slightly > larger than 4Gbytes (to test some logic in the code which has been > known to break on ports where seek offsets go over 32-bits). > > Or is the largest file we can ever make around 2.3Gbytes ? > The Linux LVM allows you to build a larger filesystem using several dasds - but if you use the ext2-filesystem the maximum filesize will - afaik - only be 2GB. robert.
