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Re: "No space left on device" error, but df shows plenty of space



Hi Kynn,

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 08:01:00AM -0500, Kynn Jones wrote:
>     Filesystem     1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
>     /dev/sda5      381993164 206410036 156155956  57% /

[…]

>     # dpkg-reconfigure ntp
>     Error: No space left on device
> 
> How can I troubleshoot this problem further?

Does /dev/sda5 have a btrfs filesystem on it? Type "mount" and look
for the "type" part. If so, these problems are common with btrfs;
see btrfs wiki and/or linux-btrfs mailing list:

    https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Help.21_Btrfs_claims_I.27m_out_of_space.2C_but_it_looks_like_I_should_have_lots_left.21

If not, could be things like deleted files that are still open (see
"lsof" output, look for "(deleted)". Or maybe ran out of inodes. See
"df -i" out to check that.

Cheers,
Andy

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