Okay, I'm back and running, and I figured out my problem. ext2 filesystems have reserved blocks, though I don't know what they're for. It seems only root can access them, although I haven't really checked this. tune2fs can lower the number of reserved blocks, but here's my question:
Why, on a 6.4 GB hard drive, were there 300MB or reserved blocks? What are they for, and do I really need them? On Sat, Oct 16, 1999 at 01:55:44PM -0700, Dwayne Litzenberger wrote: > > *Please cc replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED], as I cannot > access my mail e-mail account.* > > Here's my problem: no matter how much I delete, my > free space count is 0 blocks. e2fsck doesn't help. > > When I run df, it knows that the blocks used is less > than blocks free, and blocks used gets smaller as I > delete files, but the free-space count stays as zero. > > I can create files with echo "blah blah blah" > file, > but exim, for instance, won't save anything to my > mailbox, nor will pine or mutt save any files. > > Anyone know a program that recalculates the free > blocks count? > > Please answer ASAP, as this is a crippling problem. > > *Please cc replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED], as I cannot > access my mail e-mail account.* > > > ===== > What the world needs is a public burning of all WinModems, and their > latest cousins, the 'WinPrinters'. > [ http://members.tripod.com/~DLitzPower/spamoff.htm ] > GnuPG Fingerprint: 0535 F7CF FF5F 8547 E5A5 695E 4456 FB6C BC39 A4B0 > Dwayne Litzenberger - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > -- "I already have all the latest software." -- Laura Winslow, "Family Matters" Dwayne C. Litzenberger - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Advertising Policy: http://DLitzPower.tripod.com/spamoff.htm GnuPG Public Key: http://DLitzPower.tripod.com/gpgkey.asc Fingerprint: 0535 F7CF FF5F 8547 E5A5 695E 4456 FB6C BC39 A4B0
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