From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 9 00:24:43 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 835EC106566B for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:24:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56EC98FC13 for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:24:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1MlAzK-00039Z-Qs for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:24:42 -0700 Message-ID: <25356456.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:24:42 -0700 (PDT) From: jaymax To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200909082238.22862.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: jaymax36@gmail.com References: <25314145.post@talk.nabble.com> <200909060958.11114.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <25316313.post@talk.nabble.com> <200909061238.32832.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <25324178.post@talk.nabble.com> <6201873e0909062008y4624d3d4y5eca6e21c82f4624@mail.gmail.com> <25325443.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090907091442.f011d137.freebsd@edvax.de> <25334820.post@talk.nabble.com> <200909072112.14374.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <25338956.post@talk.nabble.com> <200909082238.22862.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> Subject: Re: Inconsistency in root partition size X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:24:43 -0000 Mel Flynn-2 wrote: > > > This is exactly what I figured. Some files are hiding behind a mount > point. > The got there most likely, cause you did make installworld without /usr > mounted, which would happen if you have the FreeBSD source tree on a > different > location, reboot into single user mode, only mount the source tree and do > installworld. > > To repair, reboot into single user. Run the following commands: > fsck -y / > mount -u -o rw / > rm -rf /usr/* > exit > > This should delete the offending files. > Thanks, you have been a tremendous help That was precisely the problem and solution, the capacity from df-k is back down to 10% thanks again with your permission I'd like to post your advise on the FreeBSD Forum, of course with credits =) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Inconsistency-in-root-partition-size-tp25314145p25356456.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.