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Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, May 07, 2004 at 10:33:02AM +0200, Oliver Pitzeier wrote:
> 
>>cd /usr
>>mkdir test
>>mkdir: cannot create directory `test': No space left on device
> 
> 
> ?Have you checked whether you're out of inodes?
> 


What happens when Linux runs out of inodes?  Why would it?  Doesn't it 
create more?