rm Command does not work in Red Hat Enterprise Linux if filesystem is 100% full or is out of inodes

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

if a file system becomes 100% full, the rm command can no longer delete files. This is true even if the user is root.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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