file system keeps filling to 100% 1

[rudybollen]

Hello,

I have a problem with a full file-system, i have deleted a file in a particular file-system and the space isnt freed up, when I enlarge the file-system, its immediately filling up to 100%, but there is no file in the file-system that is growing at that time, has this anything to do with inodes or what is here the problem, who can help me?

Thanx,
RUdy (HOLLAND)

 

[mediatech]

Hi Rudy,

I have seen this problem in AIX when there is an open file being written to the filesystem. Have you tried to Un/remount this filesystem, or to reboot the server? If so does this make a difference?

Regards,
Andrew (Amsterdam).

 

[rudybollen]

Hi Andrew,

I have tried to unmount the file-system but is was busy, and when i use fuser to check, there is no process number that keeps it busy. I havent restarted the system yet, so I'm going to do that now.

Thanx,
Rudy

 

[rudybollen]

I have restarted the system and it has helped, so thanx for your help,

Rudy

 

[d3funct]

Your problem was an i-node that had not been reallocated to the system after a file was 1) removed while still in use or 2) relocated to across filesystems to another mount point. Rebooting the machine reclaimed the i-node and gave you your filespace back. d3funct
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The software required `Windows 95 or better', so I installed Linux.

 

[aixqueen]

d3funct.....you are so right...

sometimes you can do the
The fuser -dV /dev/hd3
and it shows
/dev/hd3:
inode=20 size=120553690 fd=2 8646
inode=21 size=5910 fd=1 10898
inode=20 size=120553690 fd=1 14406

-d Implies the use of the -c and -x flags. Reports on any open
files which haved been unlinked from the file system (deleted
from the parent directory). When used in conjunction with
the -V flag, it also reports the inode number and size of the
deleted file.

The above example, I believe, says that inodes 20 and 21
are still in use by process 8646, 10898, and 14406. These files are
still open but have been deleted.
The only way to reclaim that space is to kill those processes or wait
for them to close the inodes on their own.
Or reboot as you did..........

http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/cmds/aixcmds2/fuser.htm

#-)