Well, I was trying to install a program as root at the time, so even root can't access this space -- (or rpm fails thinking it can't even though it can?). Is there a way to change this without formating and lossing all my data? Thanks, Ben > Default setup for mke2fs, used to make ext2 filesystems, is for 5% of the > space to be saved for the super user. This means that the last 5% can only be > written to by root. This is helpful for keeping a full root filesystem from > crashing the computer. When I format my other partitions I usually do this: > mk2efs -m 0 -c /dev/sda2 > -c for check for bad blocks > -m 0 save 0% for super user > > Ben Luey <lueyb at gridley.ACNS.Carleton.edu> writes: > > > where did my hard drive space go? When I do a df I get > > > > Filesystem Size Used Avai Use% Mounted on > > /dev/hdc1 498M 481M 0 100% /usr > > > > I don't have any space on /usr to use -- I get out of spacer error, but > > I'm only using 481meg or my 498m -- can I get that 17meg somehow? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ben > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > -- > Jon Schewe | http://eggplant.mtu.net/~jpschewe > For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels > nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any > powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all > creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that > is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org