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Author: Marc Shapiro
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Subject: Re: [DNG] rm not freeing space

On 3/16/21 2:06 PM, Ralph Ronnquist via Dng wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:41:42 -0700
> Marc Shapiro via Dng <dng@???> wrote:
>> ...
>> tmpfs 2466616 24 2466592 1% /run/user/1001
>> tmpfs 2466616 24 2466592 1% /run/user/1002
>> tmpfs 2466616 32 2466584 1% /run/user/1000
> Is it possible that one of the users runs some program that holds
> on to cached directory entries for the file(s) if not the files
> themselves?
>
> I believe there's currently significant effort going into trying to
> isolate users, including root, from each other so that even sharing of
> common resources is "hidden" (with virtual file systems and various
> forms of "unsharing" and whatnot).
>
> Ralph.


These are backup archives.  No one is using them after they are created
(unless I screw up and accidentally wipe out an entire partition, again).


Marc