[ale] Out of space on root !

[Tom & JaVonn]

Byron:

df -h  shows only two partitions:   /   and  /home

Again, I removed the lprng package, verified that /etc/lprng was gone, then reinstalled.  When it tries to start after installation, it errors on missing file /etc/lprng/lpd.conf, which indeed is missing.  Only printcap -> ../printcap exists in that dir.

I just used dpkg-deb to extract the package contents to /tmp/lprng:
  #dpkg-deb --vextract /var/cache/apt/archives/lprng_3.8.10_1_i386.deb /tmp/lprng
and then I copied lpr.conf, lpr.conf.local and a third ( whose name I didn't record ) to /etc/lprng, then I was able to perform /etc/init.d/lprng start without error.

This leads me to think that I can't trust this partition anymore.

Thanks,
Tom

On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 15:07:39 -0400 (EDT)
byron at cc.gatech.edu (Byron A Jeff) wrote:

> > 
> > Byron:
> > 
> > df -i  shows only 24% of inodes in use on /
> 
> OK. What partition is lpr.log on then? Do a df on the actual file. You may find
> that the log might be on a different partition.
> 
> BAJ
> > 
> > ( Ya'll respond at lightspeed ! )
> 
> We try. We try.
> 
> BAJ
> > 
> > Tom
> > 
> > On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:36:15 -0400 (EDT)
> > byron at cc.gatech.edu (Byron A Jeff) wrote:
> > 
> > > > 
> > > > All:
> > > > 
> > > > Building up a recycled PC late last night, I filled up / (lots of space free on /home), but didn't know until this morning when X refused to start.
> > > > 
> > > > Immediately freed up 75 MB, and "apt-get clean" brought it up to 175 MB free, then used Tom's RtBt to scan both partitions for errors --- both came thru clean.
> > > > 
> > > > STILL can't print 'cause lpr.log says "write failed - No space left on device".
> > > > 
> > > > After uninstalling lprng, when reinstalling it refuses to install /etc/lprng/lpr.conf even though it is clearly listed as part of the package.
> > > > 
> > > > ANY WAY TO FIX THIS short of starting over ?  Ten minutes on google produced nothing.
> > > > 
> > > > Debian stable with 3.2 GB HDD:
> > > > 
> > > > Ext2 /
> > > > Ext2 /home
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Tom
> > > 
> > > You have space but you you cannot write.
> > > 
> > > Try a 'df -i' because you're probably out of i-nodes.
> > > 
> > > BAJ
> > 
> 

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