Could it be the reserved space? The is a percentage, typically 10%, in each filesystem set aside for root's use. Look at the statfs() system call. Check the difference between b_free and b_avail.
The point is that root can still get some things done even if a non-root program has filled up an FS. -- R; ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Duerbusch [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03/23/2007 04:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Out of space, or not? Weird item. The following shows the df command being used. The second time it is used, it has 0% available. But then keep following the "Used" column, and it is still increasing. How can "Available" be 0 blocks, but I can still get more? This is SLES9 64 bit SP3 with ext3 file system. linux42:/opt/IBM/VSE VTAPE Server # df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/dasda1 7098008 6694616 42824 100% / tmpfs 199684 0 199684 0% /dev/shm /dev/dasdb1 7098008 32828 6704612 1% /db2 linux42:/opt/IBM/VSE VTAPE Server # df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/dasda1 7098008 6848368 0 100% / tmpfs 199684 0 199684 0% /dev/shm /dev/dasdb1 7098008 32828 6704612 1% /db2 linux42:/opt/IBM/VSE VTAPE Server # df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/dasda1 7098008 6931012 0 100% / tmpfs 199684 0 199684 0% /dev/shm /dev/dasdb1 7098008 32828 6704612 1% /db2 linux42:/opt/IBM/VSE VTAPE Server # df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/dasda1 7098008 6982912 0 100% / tmpfs 199684 0 199684 0% /dev/shm /dev/dasdb1 7098008 32828 6704612 1% /db2 linux42:/opt/IBM/VSE VTAPE Server # df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/dasda1 7098008 7057864 0 100% / tmpfs 199684 0 199684 0% /dev/shm /dev/dasdb1 7098008 32828 6704612 1% /db2 linux42:/opt/IBM/VSE VTAPE Server # Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
