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From: tensor@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Steven Murphy)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Disk full
Keywords: inodes fsck -s
Message-ID: <9359@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Date: 13 Sep 89 21:32:33 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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Howdy all,

	Every now and then, one of our customers' systems will start
displaying "no space on /dev/xxx (xxx designating the hard disk-I 've
forgotten the exact designation :-(. ). It apparently is *not* due to
the actual disk being full, but that the free list of inodes is full.
Running fsck -s will get the free space back, but on one occasion with
disastrous results (database trashed). What is the explanation for running
out of inodes? Is there something that can prevent it's occurrence. Is there
a place in TFM that explains it, if so help me out. The problem has occurred
on different hardware and Xenix286 revisions, but the last time it happened,
it was with a compaq 386 and Xenix286 2.2.3. 
                                                 Thanks,
									                                                 Steve