"not enough space in file system" message

dav

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Mar 14, 2002, 5:13:42 AM3/14/02

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Whenever I issue any command (ls, cd etc) from my own user id in AIX
4.3.3, the system returns the message "ksh: There is not enough space
in the file system".

The command "ulimit -a" reveals :

time(seconds) unlimited
file(blocks) 2097151
data(kbytes) 131072
stack(kbytes) 32768
memory(kbytes) 32768
coredump(blocks) 2097151
nofiles(descriptors) 2000

Any suggestions for corrective action would be welcome.

Nick Maclaren

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Mar 14, 2002, 5:22:20 AM3/14/02

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Try 'df' - it looks as if you have a full disk.

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frhu

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Mar 14, 2002, 5:45:46 AM3/14/02

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/tmp is probably full

look if there is a process that fills /tmp (maybe cron)

dav a écrit dans le message ...

Norman Levin

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Mar 14, 2002, 11:11:10 AM3/14/02

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"dav" <dav_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Your /home filesystem is full. Every command is logged by ksh in
~/.sh_history and
you can't write to it since home is full.
df is your friend.
Norm

Bob Mariotti

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Mar 14, 2002, 5:13:11 PM3/14/02

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I concur with fhr's response. your /tmp filesystem is probably full.
First, look for any tmp files and remove them. If you have room you
can increase the space with the command:

chfs -a size=+100 /tmp

and it will increase to the next rounded increment. You can then
scroll through and get rid of anything not needed (by you - not the
system).

Bob

Jim Lahue

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Mar 14, 2002, 6:58:52 PM3/14/02

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Bob Mariotti wrote:
>
> On 14 Mar 2002 02:13:42 -0800, dav_...@hotmail.com (dav) wrote:
>
> >Whenever I issue any command (ls, cd etc) from my own user id in AIX
> >4.3.3, the system returns the message "ksh: There is not enough space
> >in the file system".
> >

>
> I concur with fhr's response. your /tmp filesystem is probably full.
> First, look for any tmp files and remove them. If you have room you
> can increase the space with the command:
>
> chfs -a size=+100 /tmp
>
> and it will increase to the next rounded increment. You can then
> scroll through and get rid of anything not needed (by you - not the
> system).
>
> Bob

I've also seen this message when the root directory has filled up.
Unexpectedly large files (such as core files) can sometimes set this
up accidently.

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Bigi Brada

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Mar 15, 2002, 8:58:19 PM3/15/02

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I think "/home/youruserid" is full, right check with "df -Ik" which FS is
out of space!

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Gary R. Hook

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Mar 14, 2002, 11:28:27 AM3/14/02

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Norman Levin wrote:
>
> Your /home filesystem is full. Every command is logged by ksh in
> ~/.sh_history and
> you can't write to it since home is full.
> df is your friend.

Exactly. Note that this does not usually prevent the command from
executing, it just won't get logged.

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