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I tried to create an image (.img file) in the /root directory-logged in as root. /root has no partition of it's own; it's part of the / partition, which has 17,9 GB free. However, the image file is only going to be 10GB and the message i get is in the first 5 seconds, which means that even lesser space has been consumed.
Does /root has quota, or specific properties, which cause this problem?
Thanks
Thank you FinalFantasy,
I searched and found, that in worst case (1kb block size) "ext2 or ext3" support 16GB files. I am also not sure, but it is implied, that for x86_64 files can be larger- i have an amd64.
I am speaking only from what I've read in forum posts before, not from fact or any documentation
I think /root does have a quota on it out of the box, or it reserves n% (not sure of the percentage) of the filesystem's free space so even if the disk is chock full, root can still log in. Not sure how this could play a part in your problem but it might be worth knowing
Originally posted by cs-cam I am speaking only from what I've read in forum posts before, not from fact or any documentation
I think /root does have a quota on it out of the box, or it reserves n% (not sure of the percentage) of the file-system's free space so even if the disk is chock full, root can still log in. Not sure how this could play a part in your problem but it might be worth knowing
There shouldn't be a quota out of the box, or if so, it should be cleared stated.
5% might be reserved by the file system. but it should not be the case in your situation.
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