As a bunch of folks mentioned, Linux (and ALL Unixes) reserve a certain
amount of disk space for emergencies. That allows root to log on and clean
up the disk if some user fills up the partition. That percentage is 10%
of EACH and EVERY partition you have... so if you have (for example) a
8.5GB HD that you partition into a 128 MB swap and an 8.4GB / partition,
then 840MB is unusable except by root.
In this case, the partition is "full", and you will be unable, as a user,
to use any more space. This is GOOD. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES do you want
to fill up the disk beyond that point. That would be VERY, VERY BAD. You
would end up having to repartion and reinstall everything. That would
apply to both of the questions below.
I would suggest uninstalling unneeded source files, clearing temp files,
and finding what is hogging the system to such an extent, and removing
it.
Bill Ward
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From: Neil Hollow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 9:57 AM
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I posted last week for a colleage who was running out of disk space. If he
does a df he has loadsof free space 847628k to be precise. If he does a df
-i his used inodes are 100% used. This presumably was causing him the
problem-is there any way round this? NH.
My colleage solved the below by deleting files from his /tmp directory. He
has a new problem. In X linux is reporting a lack of disk space and says it
cannot do x,y,z due to this lack of space. There is over 800mb of free disk
space. He has one ext2 partition and one swap partition. Any ideas? Ta
Laurent/Neil.
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>From: "Neil Hollow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: cannot get into X from xdm anymore
>Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2000, 10:32 am
>
>
>Another colleage of mine (a mini linux invasion is taking place at my work)
>cannot login any more via xdm.
>
>At level 5 xdm appears on boot, he enters the user details it crashes back
>to the prompt (out of X).
>
>At level 3 startx starts X normally. Whats going on - I'm unable to help
>since I've never yet set up a graphical log in. Kernel 2.2.6-22. Ta. NH.
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