Directories in GFS2 filesytems are 0 bytes after they are initially created. Remount the GFS2 filesystem and the directories show a bytes size other than 0
Issue
Newly created directories on a GFS2 filesystem always show 0 bytes in the size field when the ls command is used to display the directories. Unmount the GFS2 filesystem and re-mount it and the correct size is shown.
Environment
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 with any version of GFS2
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At time of writing, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 has the problem as do all previous versions that included GFS2.
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