[LUGSB] Ghost files: incomplete deletion (or some such)

[Charles P. Wright]

If the file is still open, then it won't be deleted until the program
that has a reference to it closes.  For example, if you delete log
files, then you need to restart syslog to reclaim the space.

Charles (a.k.a. Chip) Wright :)

On Sat, 2005-05-21 at 01:59 +0000, cbwright wrote:
> Hello--
> 
> I'm using Gentoo and Gnome; they reside on a pair of ReiserFS partitions
> on a smallish legacy hard drive. Since the drive is small, I have to
> manage space allocation rather tightly, deleting large files when
> they're no longer in use.
> 
> However, when I delete files, they aren't deleted. The amount of hard
> disk space used doesn't change, though I can no longer access the file.
> The only way I can recover that space is by rebooting--remounting isn't
> sufficient, nor is it a solution when dealing with the root directory.
> 
> Does anyone know what's going on?
> 
> Ta muchly,
> Christopher (not Chip) Wright
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