100% diskspace yet I can create files?

[elemental09]

Hi Everyone,

I have just come across an old linux server at work that apparently my area manages (We are a new team and it wasnt documented anywhere!).

if I type df -h

one of the partitions

/dev/sdb5 mounted to /var says it has 0 space remaining and is 100% used

yet if I cd to /var I can create files or folders (which you would think I shouldnt be able to do if I the partition was full). any ideas??

thanks.

[Lakshmipathi]

hmm..Strange , Could you please post the output of

df -h

and

cat /etc/mtab

What's your distro and your file system ?