On 05/08/05, Anish Mathew <nedumannilanish@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Now du -sh /opt output > > 3.1G /opt > > This is also correct. > > Since du output shows used space as 3.1 GB i tried to > copy again a file of size 2GB to /opt.. but failed > with no space left on device. > > How can i solve this problem. Have you run out of inodes in that filesystem? It's unlikely that's the cause but worth checking with # df -i Generally though, when df and du are giving you differing results it's because some process is holding open an inode even though you think the file's moved. http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=du+and+df+show+different+results&meta= Try looking for suspect processes with files open in /opt with... # lsof | grep '/opt' Will. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
