[Sunhelp] Problem in creating file

[Leslie.Wang at ubsw.com]

     Hi all,
     
     Just wondering if anyone have faced the prob that I had recently 
     before.
     
     I have a ultra2 system with solaris 2.6 installed. On a particular 
     filesystem which df -k shows a free space of abt 200MB, and du on that 
     fileystem also shows a free space of abt 200MB.
     
     However, when I try to mkfile 10m on that filesystem, it tell me "No 
     space left on device".
     
     When I fsck on that file system, it shows a 5.4% fragmentation.
     
     Even after tunefs, I am still unable to create that 10mb file.
     
     So, does anyone know how to reclaim that 200MB diskspace?
     
     A propose solution would be to backup that filesystem, newfs it and 
     restore. But I am looking for a reason on how it is possible that the 
     200MB diskspce being "robbed" by solaris.
     
     Regards,
     Leslie Wang


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