On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Matt wrote:
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> On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Brian wrote:
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> > > I have noticed from time to time, on one of my boxes, the mtab file
> > > becomes size "0". I am not sure why this is. Their is plenty of disk
> > > space. Machine is running 6.1 with all updates. I notice it usually
> > > happens after I mount or unmount something.
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> > This is definitely a new one. Has anyone else seen this?
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> How long does it get to 0 for. From my knowledge when you mount a drive it
> has to rewrite the mtab file, in which case the file size becomes zero,
> and is overwritten by the new one - but i would'nt think it would be long
> enough for someone to notice it.
Its 0, and I think mtab.tmp is 0 as well. I am waiting for it to start
doing it again. Maybe I will run an strace next time to see if I can
glean anything from that. It was wierd, I would mount, do a df, and get
nothing. Then it stopped, then it happened again..........only on this
one box, which is totally rh6.1. The only change I can think of was the
addition of a DAC960 (mylex xtremeraid 1100) raid controller.
You don't suppose the controller could be buffering writes long enough for
me to see the mtab file 0, and then maybe it would go back to normal once
flushed?
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