Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 08:56:10 +1300 (NZDT) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: caijj@trans.hk.hi.cn Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The "/" file system... Message-ID: <Pine.SCO.3.96.990203085334.16642A-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <199902021208.UAA06450@trans.hk.hi.cn.>
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On Tue, 2 Feb 1999 caijj@trans.hk.hi.cn wrote:
> Hi, everyone:
> There is something wrong with the "/" file system.
> After removing a large file, I execute "df", but the result is
> as same as before. I use "fsck", it's the same. I have to reboot
> the system, the result become correct. The other file systems
> don't have such problem. What should I do?
> Any answer is apprieciated!
Nothing is wrong. As long as some process holds that particular file
open, UNIX will not free the file up. If you killed the process using
the file, the space is returned to the filesystem.
Jonathan Chen
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