Semih Gokalp wrote: > yes i did it before. > > du /var/log/message > > 28 /var/log/faillog > > but > > ls -al /var/log/ > > -rw------- 1 root root 137438953440 Oct 24 17:37 faillog > > but why it is different ? It is a sparse file. It has holes in it. Only a few blocks are actually allocated. It is not an error. Mogens -- Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 Email: mk at crc.dk Homepage: http://www.crc.dk