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Re: df problem



on Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 10:45:28AM -0600, Elizabeth Barham (lizzy@soggytrousers.net) wrote:
> I'm just sort of reporting this; the system is fine itself.
> 
> I installed GNU/Debian on an older i486 model and oddly df shows the
> mount point of /usr and /usr/local (both separate partitions) as
> having the exact same specifications - total block count, usage, etc.

Check that /proc is mounted.  Filesystem mounts may be (likely _will_
be) incorrectly represented if not.

Check that /etc/mtab (***NOT*** /etc/fstab) is correctly updated.   You
can:

    cat /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab

...if necessary to ensure this.


Peace.

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