On 2005-06-18 09:09 +0200, B. Stia wrote:
Wellllllll.....I cured it - not solved it. In my last just recently posted message I speculated about the kernel and kdar. Decided to check.
I stated that after doing another kdar backup (4 files) the problem returned. Remember now, the backup was done by root to a different hard drive. I went in and deleted the files one by one on the other hard drive and watched the / directory diminish in size with KDiskFree.
How did you delete them, using 'kdar', or 'rm'? I don't understand how deleting a file in a drive can have effect on another disk ussage... unless kdar does some kind of association "he" is aware of :-?
After deleting them all, my / directory returned to it's mormal size.
The df command was also normal showing only one hdb1 posting. Strange !! Seems impossible. Has to be some kind of bug.
"Next" time, try 'df /', not 'df /*'.
Guess I won't be using kdar anymore unless I burn the file to disks and then delete them. Too bad. I thought putting my backups on another hard drive would be a great thing to do. Still wonder if it has anything to do with the kernel upgrade. Used to work just fine. Hope this will be helpful to people who might run into this same problem.
Weird. I think you should report this to feedback, or to the author. Kdar must be using temporary space somewhere.
BTW, still have the problem of not being able to log in via the KDM log in dialogue, where my other users can. That is a hold-over from the original problem. (see previous post) Would appreciate any help on solving that.
I don't know... -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson