when i check
/export directory of my machine gets filled up (85%) i removed some old logs. but after cleaning df -k command still shows that /export is still 85% full.

Is there a way to force df to reflect actual free space without rebooting? My machine is a production one and can't afford down time. My OS is Red Hat 6.2
Thanks!

using lsof to find out what is keeping the file open could help. It will report the correct amount free when the last file handle is closed, I believe.

Thanks
how i can use this lsof command

rds

lsof - examples and tips

Introduction to lsof

It's better to truncate log files than delete them. Deleting them won't actually free them until any handles to them are closed, but truncating them will free the space. You can do this like echo > /path/to/logfile

Thanks , I will check

rds

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Hi
I run this command --- /usr/sbin/lsof|grep deleted
it show some file list , but it is some small trace file
and i use the follwoing command to remove that
and i get this error -- file /proc/23271/fd/2

this is the output

/proc/23271/fd/2: broken symbolic link to `/opt/bdump/upsd1_j001_23271.trc (deleted)'


still i am not able to claim the space

rds

I need some expert advise , how i can get my space back
still i am struggling for that

regrads