[NTLUG:Discuss] strange "No space" issue on /dev/md0

[terry]

terry wrote:

> Fred James wrote:
>
>> Chris Cox wrote:
>>
>>> Fred James wrote:
>>>
>>>> RH 7.1
>>>> "df -k" returns
>>>>
>>>> Filesystem           1k-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
>>>> /dev/hda1              3951272    726856   3023700  20% /
>>>> /dev/md0             113487584  26951312  80771408  26% /backups
>>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> This seems to lend weight to the idea that /dev/md0 is out of space 
>>>> even though it reports it is not - and that leaves me confused.  
>>>> Any suggestions on how to check this out, or better yet, how to fix 
>>>> it, would be most appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not too long ago I had a similar problem with an ext3 filesytem.
>>> Force an fsck and see if that clears things up (if it's ext3 that is).
>>>
>>>
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>> No, it is ext2 - wouldn't fsck work there as well?  Is it just "fsck 
>> /backups" or "fsck /dev/md0"? or do I need an option or two set?
>>
>
> # fsck /dev/md0
> will probably do okay but be sure to unmount it first, (if need be).
> If you want to do it interactively, in other words, to tell it to 
> automitacally fix any errors as it see's fit, use the -y , option, (-y 
> = yes).  # fsck -y /dev/md0

Correction,  I should have said "non-interactively".  (Slip of the fingers)

>
> See:
> man fsck
>