From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 21 23:29:34 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E82D516A41B for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:29:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsdlists@bsdunix.ch) Received: from conversation.bsdunix.ch (ns1.bsdunix.ch [82.220.1.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A363513C459 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:29:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsdlists@bsdunix.ch) Received: from localhost (localhost.bsdunix.ch [127.0.0.1]) by conversation.bsdunix.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAD4E5E6B; Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:29:33 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at mail.bsdunix.ch Received: from conversation.bsdunix.ch ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (conversation.bsdunix.ch [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id uzpF0+g2B2jM; Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:29:31 +0100 (CET) Received: from Tom.local (home.bsdunix.ch [82.220.17.23]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by conversation.bsdunix.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C3095E3C; Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:29:31 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <47952ADB.4060306@bsdunix.ch> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:29:31 +0100 From: Thomas Vogt User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070807) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bill References: <479515FF.1010709@bsdunix.ch> <200801212224.m0LMOoP7072911@fire.js.berklix.net> <47952019.3010309@bsdunix.ch> <479523CF.7020804@xinu.tv> In-Reply-To: <479523CF.7020804@xinu.tv> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Julian H. Stacey" , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't delete any files on my filled up ZFS pool X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:29:35 -0000 Hello Bill wrote: > Do you have snapshots on the pool? What is the output from 'zfs list'? > It's possible when you have a snapshot on tank that the delete causes a > copy-on-write for the snapshot that then doesn't have enough space. I don't use snapshots. zfs list NAME USED AVAIL REFER MOUNTPOINT tank 104G 5.70G 4.11G /tank tank/wav 99.5G 5.70G 99.5G /wav Cheers, Thomas > Thomas Vogt wrote: >> Hello Julian >> >> Julian H. Stacey wrote: >>> Thomas Vogt wrote: >>>> Hello >>>> >>>> I need help. My ZFS sytem is filled up. I can't delete any files. >>>> >>>> root@bert:/tank# rm input.wav >>>> rm: input.wav: No space left on device >>> >>> I know nothing about ZFS :-) (Well nearly, just reading the ZFS pain >>> on @freebsd lists is enough to scare me off for now ;-) ) But if I >>> was stuck on this, with no ZFS experts to quickly ask, I'd guess & try: >>> >>> It needs more space for another Inode, or extended directory >>> entry, cos its maybe going to create another inode in a >>> backup/ deleted entity first, so either: >>> >>> A) >>> Maybe su ; rm input.wav # if the concept of extra space still >>> exists >>> # per "tunefs -m" for root as per UFS etc. >> >> I filled it as root. So it does not work >> >>> Or B) >>> Perhaps more likely: >>> truncate existing inode to create some space >>> before deleting it: >>> cat /dev/null > input.wav ; rm input.wav >> >> Nice. B) works fine. Thank you. >> >> >>> Presumably if you filled it as root, B might still empty it. >>> >>> There will doubtless be better ZFS answers, but could be interesting >>> to hear if either of above could work. >> >> I hope there will be a "ZFS" answer :) >> >> Regards, >> Thomas >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >