* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [16.08.08 07:51]: > Hi, > > I've a strange problem with my root partion: > > the difference between du and df is about 640 - 188 = 452 MB. and "df" is > showing that my root is full 2.4 times more than "du". > > which one is the correct one? I've another server that this difference is > about 7 GiG and on that server root is 80% full. The type of partition is > ext3. >
df shows you the available space on the fs and du the size of the files inside it. The difference is caused by the journal and the 5% reserved for the superuser, which du does not take in account > Do others have this kind of inconsistancy on their systems? > I would think everyone, who does not have changed the default settings from mkfs.ext3. > Best regards > Platoali > HTH Sebastian -- " Religion ist das Opium des Volkes. " Karl Marx [EMAIL PROTECTED]@N GÜNTHER mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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