Ocfs2 users - Sep 2009 - Hidden Files

I have just started working with Oracle on linux. We ran into an issue
where there is a hidden file that has been created that we are trying to
delete.

I searched metalink and I am reviewing debugfs documentation to see if this
tool can help us find it.  But I was thinking that this might be a common
issue and the solution is really readily available if I understood oracle
better.

I have been talking to our DBA's to see if there is some common term for
these files.

Any help is appreciated.  I am still searching metalink and using google,
but the obvious has escaped me.

The rpm installed is: ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.10.el5-1.4.1-1.el5

Thanks,
Edward Cheadle
Server Operations
Office: (801) 333-5209
Mobil: (801) 541-1617



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hidden file?

Are you encountering an issue whereby you are not recovering space after
you have deleted a file? If so, then that is a known issue in 1.4.1.

Part solution is to upgrade to 1.4.2. The full solution will be available
with OCFS2 1.4.4 that is currently in testing.

If you have support, you can call oracle support and get a temp driver
with the fix.

Sunil

Edward C Cheadle wrote:
> I have just started working with Oracle on linux. We ran into an issue
> where there is a hidden file that has been created that we are trying to
> delete.
>
> I searched metalink and I am reviewing debugfs documentation to see if this
> tool can help us find it.  But I was thinking that this might be a common
> issue and the solution is really readily available if I understood oracle
> better.
>
> I have been talking to our DBA's to see if there is some common term
for
> these files.
>
> Any help is appreciated.  I am still searching metalink and using google,
> but the obvious has escaped me.
>
> The rpm installed is: ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.10.el5-1.4.1-1.el5
>
> Thanks,
> Edward Cheadle
> Server Operations
> Office: (801) 333-5209
> Mobil: (801) 541-1617
>