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#1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 11:54 AM

Hi, All

I have an AIX 5.2 server where users automount their home directories
from /export/home on a Solaris box. The Solaris box has clean-up
scripts that delete files in /export/home. I've noticed that space
usage on this filesystem is creeping ever upwards. Just now I've run
commands showing a substantial discrepancy between df and du. I
believe that this is because there are processes running on the AIX
server which have some of these "deleted" files still open.

How could I be certain if this is the case? If it is so, what can I do
about it? Is there a way to identify the offending AIX process? Or is
it a matter of refreshing either automounter or the NFS daemons?

TIA

Jim Lane

#2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 11:54 AM

On Nov 13, 3:50 pm, Jim.L...@cibc.com wrote:
> Hi, All
>
> I have an AIX 5.2 server where users automount their home directories
> from /export/home on a Solaris box. The Solaris box has clean-up
> scripts that delete files in /export/home. I've noticed that space
> usage on this filesystem is creeping ever upwards. Just now I've run
> commands showing a substantial discrepancy between df and du. I
> believe that this is because there are processes running on the AIX
> server which have some of these "deleted" files still open.
>
> How could I be certain if this is the case? If it is so, what can I do
> about it? Is there a way to identify the offending AIX process? Or is
> it a matter of refreshing either automounter or the NFS daemons?
>
> TIA
>
> Jim Lane

fuser -d
lsof

HTH
Mark Taylor

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