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

[mad about you]

You sure those files aren't in use?

Try as root: "lsof | grep filename" -- man lsof for details.

Most filesystems under Linux allow you to delete files in use,
preventing further accesses by programs that do not already have those
files open, but keep the data secured for those programs that already
have requested a file handle. This may be your problem.

On 5/20/05, cbwright <cbwright at ic.sunysb.edu> 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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