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Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space

From Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space
Date 2017-01-31 14:30 +0100
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On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:01:00 -0500
Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Kynn,

>When I tried to install `ntp`, there was a "No space left on device" at
>the end of `apt-get`'s output, but `df` shows no shortage of space:

I've no idea whether this is relevant to your case, but it's possible to
be unable to use disk space if there are insufficient inodes left to
store the relevant directory/file info.  AIUI, a "No space..." error is
the result.

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"No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2017-01-31 14:10 +0100
  Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2017-01-31 14:30 +0100
  Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> - 2017-01-31 14:30 +0100
  Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2017-01-31 14:30 +0100
    Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2017-02-01 00:50 +0100
      Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2017-02-01 13:30 +0100
        Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2017-02-01 16:50 +0100
          Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2017-02-02 11:10 +0100
            Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2017-02-02 13:30 +0100
  Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2017-01-31 14:30 +0100

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