Unable to Create Directories
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Jan 2003
Q.
I have a NetWare 6 Support Pack 2 server. I am getting the following errors and it will not let me create new directories:
11-06-2002 10:21:03 am: FILESYS-5.13-255 [nmID=60020] Insufficient directory space (or memory) to preserve USR2:~WRL0001.TMP during file erase.
This is only on one of the server's volumes out of three. The volume has around 170 GB and has 70% free space. There are 16,000,000 DETs, with 5,000,000 used. I performed a purge /all command, which helped for a bit but not for long. I increased the percentage from 13% to 26%, but that did not help. What should I do next?
Disappearn' Directories in Dyersburg
A.
Dear Disappearn': First of all, I would recommend running VRepair on that volume to see if that will clean up your problem. In addition, you should check to see if there is a directory quota in place at the root of the volume, as that would cause the problem. Lastly, and most unlikely, check and see if you have a server process running amuck, which is creating many small files. Look in the TMP directories and also look at deleted files, as well as current ones (deleted directories still take up directory entries).
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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