How Do Troubleshoot “write failed” or “quota exceeded”?

Problem scenario
You are using Linux and, you get an error like "write failed" or "quota exceeded." What should you do?

Possible Solution #1
Delete files. Has a runaway program created too many files recently?

Possible Solution #2
You may want to run a quotacheck command because the quota statistics have not been updated.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *