[ale] that same darn NFS problem SOLVED

ChangingLINKS.com x3 at ChangingLINKS.com
Mon Feb 17 13:04:08 EST 2003


Thanks all! That problem was solved by deleteing a lot of files. I had deleted 
some, but it took deleting a lot more - like the disk was 105% full. :) Once 
I got disk usage down to 90% or so, it started working again.
Yes. I have a 1019MB swap.

Drew

On Monday 17 February 2003 7:36 am, Geoffrey wrote:
> ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> > Filesystem           1k-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> > /dev/hdb               3114868   3050036         0 100% /directory
> 
> There you go.  You have a single file system and there's no space. 
> That's why vi is reporting problems.  There's no telling what other 
> problems could be caused by this.
> 
> Do you not have a swap partition?
> 
> > 
> > On Sunday 16 February 2003 6:20 pm, Geoffrey wrote:
> > 
> >>I still wonder whether or not you're having a problem with file system 
> >>space.  What does 'df' report?
> >>
> >>ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>1.I removed the 2 nic cards from the server, and undid all that was did 
to 
> > 
> > get 
> > 
> >>>them to work.
> >>>
> >>>2. I tried to configure NFS to work. I am successful, BUT clients can not 
> >>>write to files. When I open vi and try to edit a file, it says "write 
> > 
> > error 
> > 
> >>>in swap file" and when I try to save it says "is your filesystem full?"
> >>>
> >>>3. clients can touch and rm files. It seems as though the owner is 
> > 
> > "nobody." 
> > 
> >>>BUT, that only happens when I am root on the client. When I am the user, 
> > 
> > that 
> > 
> >>>problem the owner is listed correctly.
> >>>Also, when I opened a file and tried to exit the file became 0 bytes.
> >>>
> >>>4. What is also weird about this problem is that  I was somehow able to 
> >>>duplicate it - even though I completely reinstalled the OS on the server.
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> >>
> >>The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
> >>Think about it...
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> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
> The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
> Think about it...
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