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From: Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: /: write failed, filesystem is full
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On 10/5/05, jojo <mfgjojo@gmx.de> wrote:
> > On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Jaap Boender wrote:
> >
> >> Anyway, it seems as if your 3.3G file hasn't disappeared, since there =
is
>
> >> still
> >> 4.0G in the root directory...What kind of file was it?
>
> It was a output file from tcpdump  ( /root/test.txt )
>

Something still has the file open.  Even though the file no longer has
a directory entry, its disk space can't be released until nothing has
it open.  Either tcpdump or some program you were using to view the
file must still have it open.  If you get tired of looking for the
culprit, a reboot will guarantee it gets closed.  If you want to solve
the mystery, fstat should help.

- Bob