"No space left on device" errors when copying or creating files on ext2/ext3/ext4 file system due to insufficient available inodes

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • No space left on device error when copying or creating new files

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
  • ext2 or ext3 or ext4 file system
  • Sufficient free disk space reported by df

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content