I think 5 percent is the default. You can change it with tune2fs.
tune2fs comes with e2fsprogs and is probably already installed on your
system. It can only be safely run on an unmounted filesystem (or perhaps
one mounted read-only) and the command would be something like
'tune2fs -m 0 /dev/hda2'
On 12 Aug 1999, Nolan Darilek wrote:
> If I remember correctly, the ext2 filesystem by default reserves a
> certain amount of space to which it only allows root to write, to
> prevent the drive from running out of space at some critical
> moment. If I'm right about this, is it somehow possible to change this
> amount? I have a 3.3 gig partition at the moment, 500 megs of which is
> reserved for root's use only. I keep a very close eye on my disk
> usage, and I doubt I need 500 megs of space to be reserved. I'm
> planning on getting a new drive soon, maybe something in excess of 20
> gigs, so this won't be a big concern. But until then, I'd like to have
> access to this extra space, if possible. And, if I do get something
> which is larger than 20 gigs, and if the ratio of about 500 megs per 3
> gigs holds true, then about 3 gigs of the partition will be reserved,
> which is way too much. :)
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