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Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 17:45:31 +0200
From: Tim Tassonis <timtas@dplanet.ch>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: fdisk: "File size limit exceeded on fdisk" 2.4.10 to 2.4.13-pre6
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2001 16:27:44 +0100 (BST)
Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> > 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. 

I'm using a Red Hat 6.2 system with glibc 2.1.3 (glibc-2.1.3-22), the
latest for Red Hat 6.2. Switching to 7.x would mean to upgrade the whole
system, I guess I can't just take the glibc rpm out of 7.x and everything
still runs fine?

So that means I'm really fucked?

Bye
Tim
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