Subject: Re: File size limit exceeded
From: Michael A. Peters (Moonglue@141.com )
Date: Mon Aug 28 2000 - 17:07:20 MDT
Weird. I don't have that problem. I deal with large files a lot (iso images).
I know if you want to go over 2gb you need to use reiserfs and I
don't know if that's supported on PowerPC or not, but a 40mb limit is
odd.
Can root make a bigger file?
>Hi,
>
>Excuse me if this subject has been broached before but I have
>searched all the archives I could find. For some reason we are
>unable to exceed a file size of 40mb on any of our mounted disks
>(SCSI and Jaz). For example, when creating a large tar file, the
>command stops when the file reaches 40mb with the error "File size
>limit exceeded".
>
>There is ample disk space available and no quotas are running. We
>are running Yellowdog with kernel 2.2.15-2.9.0 on a 8600/200. I'm
>not sure what more information is needed.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
> --vance--
>
>
>--
>Vance C. Mizuba email: vance@cns.queens.org
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