>>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 4:34 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard Troth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. -snip-
For ext[23], it's 5%, not 10%. It would be easier to use the dumpe2fs command instead of writing a program to issue statfs. Look for Block count and Reserved block count. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
