XK0-005 · Question #341
Users are unable to create new files on the company's FTP server, and an administrator is troubleshooting the issue. The administrator runs the following commands: Which of the following is the…
The correct answer is C. The inodes is at full capacity and would affect file creation for users. When users cannot create new files despite available disk space, the likely cause is inode exhaustion. Every file requires an inode (a data structure storing file metadata). A filesystem can run out of inodes before running out of disk space, especially when many small files…
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Users are unable to create new files on the company's FTP server, and an administrator is troubleshooting the issue. The administrator runs the following commands:
Which of the following is the cause of the issue based on the output above?
Options
- AThe users do not have the correct permissions to create files on the FTP server.
- BThe ftpusers filesystem does not have enough space.
- CThe inodes is at full capacity and would affect file creation for users.
- Dftpusers is mounted as read only.
How the community answered
(34 responses)- A3% (1)
- B18% (6)
- C71% (24)
- D9% (3)
Explanation
When users cannot create new files despite available disk space, the likely cause is inode exhaustion. Every file requires an inode (a data structure storing file metadata). A filesystem can run out of inodes before running out of disk space, especially when many small files exist. Running df -i reveals inode usage. When inodes hit 100% capacity, no new files can be created regardless of free space. Incorrect permissions would show permission denied errors, read-only mounts would prevent all writes, and disk space issues would be caught with df -h.
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