XFS: Error: No Space left on the device, even though plenty of space is available

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Creating files on a XFS file system returns No space left on device

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • XFS filesystems created on RHEL 7 and lower

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