https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-fs-full/m-p/2530807#M578 maybe there is an open file handle in this fs. if you delete a file and do not close it, the space is still in use and you will not find any big files. <BR />use "lsof" to find any open files in the system Mon, 21 May 2001 14:20:39 GMT Mario Bucsics 2001-05-21T14:20:39Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-fs-full/m-p/2530806#M577 Hi,<BR /><BR />I have a HP-UX 11.0 box with root file system 150MB.<BR />Today I see it is 98% full and I can't find nothing wrong. All FS are mounted, no large files found using "du".<BR /><BR />Help!<BR /> Mon, 21 May 2001 14:14:37 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-fs-full/m-p/2530806#M577 Troyan Krastev 2001-05-21T14:14:37Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-fs-full/m-p/2530807#M578 maybe there is an open file handle in this fs. if you delete a file and do not close it, the space is still in use and you will not find any big files. <BR />use "lsof" to find any open files in the system Mon, 21 May 2001 14:20:39 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-fs-full/m-p/2530807#M578 Mario Bucsics 2001-05-21T14:20:39Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-fs-full/m-p/2530808#M579 #find / -size +xxx <BR /><BR />You have temporary application in /root ?<BR /><BR /> Mon, 21 May 2001 16:28:07 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-fs-full/m-p/2530808#M579 Vincenzo Restuccia 2001-05-21T16:28:07Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-fs-full/m-p/2530809#M580 In addition to the above answers, you might have a file hidden under a FS mount. <BR /><BR />When a FS is mounted it will hide all of the files that are currently located at the mount point Wed, 23 May 2001 00:29:04 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-fs-full/m-p/2530809#M580 Leon Stevens 2001-05-23T00:29:04Z