What can I do it get the inodes completely depleted on an ext3 or ext4 root filesystem?

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Issue

  • What can I do it get the inodes completely depleted on an ext3 or ext4 root filesystem?
  • If the root filesystem runs out of space then will it logout the user from the server, if not then what are the possible issues which may affect the system.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Root filesystem "/" using Ext3 or Ext4

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