Disk Full But df Shows Free Space: The Inode Exhaustion Trap
No space left on device while df -h shows 40% free isn't a contradiction: it's never disk space that's exhausted, it's inodes, a distinct and equally finite resource.
No space left on device while df -h shows 40% free isn't a contradiction: it's never disk space that's exhausted, it's inodes, a distinct and equally finite resource.
No space left on device alors que df -h affiche 40% de libre : ce n'est jamais l'espace disque qui manque, ce sont les inodes, une ressource distincte et finie.
A disk filling up with no visible file explaining the space often hides a log renamed by rotation, but still open by a process writing into thin air.
Un disque qui se remplit sans qu'aucun fichier visible ne l'explique cache souvent un log renommé par rotation, mais toujours ouvert par un processus qui écrit dans le vide.