Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:29:31 +0100 From: Thomas Vogt <freebsdlists@bsdunix.ch> To: Bill <lists+freebsd-current@xinu.tv> Cc: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't delete any files on my filled up ZFS pool Message-ID: <47952ADB.4060306@bsdunix.ch> In-Reply-To: <479523CF.7020804@xinu.tv> References: <479515FF.1010709@bsdunix.ch> <200801212224.m0LMOoP7072911@fire.js.berklix.net> <47952019.3010309@bsdunix.ch> <479523CF.7020804@xinu.tv>
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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" >> >
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