> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:redhat-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rodolfo J. Paiz > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 8:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: /var/log/lastlog -- why is it 19 megabytes? > > At 8/24/2003 20:08 -0500, you wrote: > >let me further explain with a example. > > > >Suppose you have a file that is 1024 bytes on linux and you do a ls > it > >will list as 2 block (2 512 byte blocks). > > OK... but here the error would be at most a few KB, not an additional > 1,130MB. > > > You copy this file to a vfat > >partition to be shared with windows and the allocation units is 5 512 > >blocks. Now when you do the listing linux list it as 1024 bytes and > >windows will list it 2560 bytes. > > I understand your concept; but these files have only been copied once, > from > disk /dev/hdg on the Linux server (using ext3) to disk /dev/hdh ON THE > SAME > SERVER, also using ext3. No copying to Windows has occurred... all > I've > done is to allow Windows machines to read them via Samba. > > > -- > Rodolfo J. Paiz > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Sorry, This list delivers some responses out of sequence. I think I conceded the fact that there is some other explanation. I'm thinking. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
