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Subject: Re: /kernel: file system full
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Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 17:47:28 +0100 (BST)
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> I keep getting the following error messages in my /var/log/messages
> file:
> /kernel: pid 3157 (qmail-queue), uid 1011 on /var: file system full
> A 'df' shows that /var is only 12% full. 

But have you used all the inodes ?
try df -i and look at the inode stats.

Peter.

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