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Subject: Re: fdisk: "File size limit exceeded on fdisk" 2.4.10 to 2.4.13-pre6
To: timtas@dplanet.ch (Tim Tassonis)
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 16:27:44 +0100 (BST)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> When I try to create a partition of 2GB using fdisk or parted, I get the
> error "File size limit exceeded (core dumped)". I already read about this
> error on the mailing list, but sadly not of any solution.

Make sure you have limits set right and a new enough glibc. 
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