On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, John Graves wrote: > I am still discovering what I don't know...Among that is why after I > deleted a 17GB error log, df does not report that space as usable. Is > there some process I need to start after deletion to actually recover > that space?
In Unix the space will not be released back to the "free list" while a process has the file open. Use losf or fuser to establish was processes have a file open. Whether or not you actually want to stop them will depend on the operational responsibilities of you and the box. Given that it is a log file I believe it will be syslogd. In Debian you can restart syslogd like this: /etc/init.d/sysklogd restart Check df afterwards and things should look better. Rob -- Robert Brockway B.Sc. Phone: +1-416-669-3073 Senior Technical Consultant Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OpenTrend Solutions Ltd. Web: www.opentrend.net We are open 24x7x365 for technical support. Call us in a crisis. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
