[ale] that same darn NFS problem

Dow Hurst dhurst at kennesaw.edu
Sun Feb 16 21:18:37 EST 2003


Well that explains it.  Since vi needs to open what it calls a working copy of the file or "swap" version, it fails due to no working space.  What has filled up your filesystem?  A stray core file?
Dow


>>> x3 at ChangingLINKS.com 02/16/03 21:11 PM >>>
Filesystem           1k-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hdb               3114868   3050036         0 100% /directory

On Sunday 16 February 2003 6:20 pm, Geoffrey wrote:
> I still wonder whether or not you're having a problem with file system 
> space.  What does 'df' report?
> 
> ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> > 1.I removed the 2 nic cards from the server, and undid all that was did to 
get 
> > them to work.
> > 
> > 2. I tried to configure NFS to work. I am successful, BUT clients can not 
> > write to files. When I open vi and try to edit a file, it says "write 
error 
> > in swap file" and when I try to save it says "is your filesystem full?"
> > 
> > 3. clients can touch and rm files. It seems as though the owner is 
"nobody." 
> > BUT, that only happens when I am root on the client. When I am the user, 
that 
> > problem the owner is listed correctly.
> > Also, when I opened a file and tried to exit the file became 0 bytes.
> > 
> > 4. What is also weird about this problem is that  I was somehow able to 
> > duplicate it - even though I completely reinstalled the OS on the server.
> 
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> 
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