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  • Ouch, such a simple math... I was overly optimistic at the rounding abilities of 'df -h', and making math with concepts more or less understood but not mastered yet.Thanks rush for putting the right numbers into the equation! Commented May 29, 2013 at 13:49
  • That doesn't explain why he cannot create files as root. Commented May 29, 2013 at 13:55
  • Agreed with Hauke Laging, it still doesn't explain why I can't create files as root but at least I know now that I have really run into extreme space congestion, so I have my work cut out for me (expand partition). I previously thought I had high partition usage but still palatable, now I clearly know my patition is way too full. Commented May 29, 2013 at 14:01
  • @Sébastien doestouch /test_unix_stackexchange_com command return an error (if yes, please provide the exact output)? Commented May 29, 2013 at 14:05
  • thanks rush for following up on this. No I have no error, and the file is created. Commented May 29, 2013 at 14:13