On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, David wrote:
> I found myself out of diskspace due to a runaway httpd log (or bad
> planning, take your pick). I removed one of the logs (see below) but df
> still reported 0% available. Any suggestions why this would not have
> created 424M of space?
Most likely the httpd server still has the file open - which means the
filesystem can't actually delete it - it can only pretend it did.
Shutdown httpd, then delete, then restart httpd - should free up your
space nicely.
DaZZa
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