On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 12:26:29AM +0100, Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz wrote: > On Tue, 2002-02-12 at 23:03, Ben Collins wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 10:47:12AM +0100, Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > yesterday I tried to repartition and format my 40GB Harddisc but > > > for partitions >2GB it says: > > > 'File size limit exceeded' > > > > > > I tried with a Sun Disklabel, with Dos Label, logged in via ssh, made su - > > > logged in as root, tried ext2 and ext3, - still same error. > > > > > > I have a UltraSparc10 with debian/sid 2.4.17 running. Is this a kernel > > > related 'feature', because the disc was running with a 40GB partition on > > > ext3 before yesterday. > > > > I've no idea why you are getting this. At home, I have a 36gig ext3 > > partition (Ultra30). For Debian's archive server (Ultra60) we have a > > ~250gig ext2 partition. > > > > Exactly how are you trying to do this? What program are you using? > > Hi Ben, > > following things: > > logged in via gdm as user into gnome > opend a gnome-terminal > typed 'su -' > then > 'fdisk /dev/hdb' > typed 'o' (kernel does handle it) > maked some partitions:
Try logging in as root on the terminal. I bet you are getting bitten by some sort of ulimit. Either that or in gnome-terminal: exec /bin/login Ben -- .----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=-----. / Ben Collins -- Debian GNU/Linux -- WatchGuard.com \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
