Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:18:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:18:09 -0500 Received: from atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.31.123]:11789 "EHLO atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:18:01 -0500 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 20:48:07 +0100 From: Jan Kara To: "Ron L. Smith" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Quota files on root FS get "too large" error after 2.4.x upgrade Message-ID: <20001121204807.A5434@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> In-Reply-To: <002f01c053ca$cc6a6d80$0200a8c0@ruby> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <002f01c053ca$cc6a6d80$0200a8c0@ruby>; from hunter@thuntek.net on Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 07:53:23AM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello. > After installing and configuring kernel 2.4.0-test11, all is working well, > except quota's on the root FS. I am at a loss as to how to correct this: > > ls -l /quota.* > ls: /quota.group: Value too large for defined data type > ls: /quota.user: Value too large for defined data type > > rm -f /quota.* > rm: cannot remove `/quota.group': Value too large for defined data type > rm: cannot remove `/quota.user': Value too large for defined data type > > I have just started testing with the 2.4.x series kernel, so do not know if > this would have been seen in any previous testxx version. Strange... Could you send strace of ls, so that I can get idea where this message comes from? Thanks Honza - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/