# ls -l /dev/mapper /dev/dm* brw-r----- 1 root root 253, 0 Jan 7 16:42 /dev/dm-0 brw-r----- 1 root root 253, 1 Jan 7 16:42 /dev/dm-1 brw-r----- 1 root root 253, 2 Jan 7 16:42 /dev/dm-2 brw-r----- 1 root root 253, 3 Jan 7 16:42 /dev/dm-3 brw-r----- 1 root root 253, 4 Jan 7 16:42 /dev/dm-4 brw-r----- 1 root root 253, 5 Jan 7 16:42 /dev/dm-5 brw-r----- 1 root root 253, 6 Jan 7 16:42 /dev/dm-6 /dev/mapper: total 0 crw------- 1 root root 10, 63 Jan 7 16:42 control brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 0 Jan 7 16:42 VolGroup00-LogVol00 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 2 Jan 7 16:42 VolGroup00-LogVol01 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 1 Jan 7 16:42 VolGroup00-LogVol02 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 3 Jan 7 16:42 VolGroup00-lv--IMAP brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 6 Jan 7 16:42 VolGroup00-lv--IMAP--2 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 4 Jan 7 16:42 VolGroup00-lv--MailMan brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 5 Jan 7 16:42 VolGroup00-lv--webfax I infer that dm-0 ===> VolGroup00-LogVol00 and that VolGroup00-LogVol00 ===> / so df / gives # df / Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 8256952 6677880 1159644 86% / I am guessing that the yum update caused the file system to fill and to precipitate this problem. Is the the probable cause? -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB at Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3