Re: [Linux-users] On df -i

2014-11-03 Thread C. Falconer
Roy Britten wrote, On 04/11/14 09:00: What I learned yesterday: it's possible to run out of inode space before you run out of disk space. In my case, in a system with lots of old versions in /usr/src it eventually became impossible to create files, even with plenty of disk space available.

Re: [Linux-users] On df -i

2014-11-03 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Tue, 2014-11-04 at 09:00 +1300, Roy Britten wrote: What I learned yesterday: it's possible to run out of inode space before you run out of disk space. In my case, in a system with lots of old versions in /usr/src it eventually became impossible to create files, even with plenty of disk

Re: [Linux-users] On df -i

2014-11-03 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Tue 04 Nov 2014 10:20:50 NZDT +1300, C. Falconer wrote: However if you used LVM then you can add more inodes, but only at the same ratio. This is misleading. Correct is that extending a filesystem proportionally extends the number of inodes available in it. You don't need LVM for that. I

[Linux-users] HP ProLiant DL380 G4 servers going cheap

2014-11-03 Thread Helmut Walle
Hello All, we have a range of HP ProLiant DL380 G4 servers that are surplus to our business requirements for sale. These machines are 19 mount, IBM-compatible and fitted with some sort of Intel 64-bit CPU (Xeon something IIRC). There are half a dozen or so of them with RAM configurations

Re: [Linux-users] On df -i

2014-11-03 Thread C. Falconer
Volker Kuhlmann wrote, On 04/11/14 12:26: On Tue 04 Nov 2014 10:20:50 NZDT +1300, C. Falconer wrote: However if you used LVM then you can add more inodes, but only at the same ratio. This is misleading. Correct is that extending a filesystem proportionally extends the number of inodes

[Linux-users] Workshop Weds 7.30pm

2014-11-03 Thread Rik Tindall
Hi all, monthly notice, November 5, Wednesday night is the Sydenham Freenix* workshop, 7.30-9.30pm (first Wednesday of each month, February to December), at the South Learning Centre http://www.library.christchurch.org.nz/South/, rear door of South Christchurch Library, 66 Colombo Street,