Re: [TCLUG:21765] file limit?

[bob@math.umn.edu]

What about XFS?  Any limits there?

For that matter, anyone using this under Linux?

Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com allegedly wrote:
> Yeah, that was a limit of NTFS4.  NTFS5 has no file size
> limitation.  It also adds some other cool features to the mix,
> such as quotas (finally), even more security attributes, the
> encrypted filesystem, what they called Distributed Link
> Tracking - it allows things like shortcuts, etc. to "follow" the
> location of files. (not new, been in the Mac alias for years,
> but still nice to have.), a sort of pseudo-symbolic link
> feature, and sparse file support.
> 
> I really wish we had a full-featured file system like that under Linux,
> but it may be a while.  Actually, all I really want is unlimited
> file size - is that to omuch to ask?
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> veldy@veldy.net, on 09/28/2000 08:23:14 AM
> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org @ PMDF
> cc:  
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21765] file limit?
> 
> Actually, last I heard for Windows NT 4 was that there was a 4 TB limit on
> NTFS.  That may have changed for Windows 2000.
> 
> Tom Veldhouse
> veldy@veldy.net
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com>
> To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 7:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21765] file limit?
> 
> 
> > Actually, the file size limit is file system limit, not a Linux
> > limit.  ext2 has a file size limit of 2GB on 32-bit systems.
> > ReiserFS is larger, I believe, and if you're running
> > Windows, NTFS has unlimited file size on 32-bit systems.
> >
> > It all depends on the quality of the file system.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > dopp@acm.cs.umn.edu, on 09/28/2000 07:37:41 AM
> > To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org @ PMDF
> > cc:
> > Subject: [TCLUG:21765] file limit?
> >
> > Hmmm... trying to create a 4 GB tarball on a RedHat 6.2 box.  At about 1
> > GB, it just sort of stops.  I know Linux has a file size limit.  Anyone
> > know if that limit is 1 GB?
> >
> > Gabe
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Chris
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