UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I am logged into AIX 6.1 as a root user. I tried copying about 190GB of data to a different folder.

Code:

cp -R /u01/data/scope /CY/backup

I got the message:

Code:

cp: Requested a write of 4096 bytes, but wrote only 3584.

When the copy operation completed, I checked the /CY/backup/scope folder and found that it contains 187 GB (out of the 190 I set to copy).

How can I get all 190Gb copied?

Do you have the space?

Googling this error message suggests some ideas:
1) Source filesystem contains a files larger than 2Gb and target filesystem does not allow large files.
2) Check ulimit.
3) Blown kernel parameter.

Please post the full error message including the IBM message number.

If the issue is related to the sheer number of files, you may get more joy with "find" piped to "cpio" (there are examples in both the "find" and the "cpio" man pages).

yes, I have space.

I've set the ulimit to -1 and re-initiated the copy.. Will come back with an update.