On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 13:44:22 -0230
Juhan Leemet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I recently ran out of space, and got a few error messages that
programs could
> not write output files. So I deleted a bunch, and cleared /var/tmp/
and /tmp.
> At that point the machine hung?!? Now, when I use the df command I
always get
> the output:
>
> bash-2.05# df
> Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /dev/sda5 17465100 16649144 0 100% /
> /dev/sdb5 16982780 13498584 2621508 84% /home1
> bash-2.05#
>
> Seems to say that my root partition is full, but there's about 1GB
free?!?
> Huh? I know df (at least on Sun) does its calculations in a weird
way, but I
> would have expected to see at least SOME free space. Any hints
appreciated.
Some space is reserved for root.
If it is filled for the real 100% you might run into real problems.
I assume root is then not even able to login to remove some files.
As a user you won't and shouldn't be able to fill it for the real
100%.
The 100% shown here might actually be 95% or there about.
--
Marcel Pol
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
