Re: Filesystem creation problems with 2.4.17

Bernd Eckenfels (ecki-news2002-01@lina.inka.de)
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 03:32:06 +0100

In article <20020109014216.GB4511@flounder.net> you wrote:
> adam@braindb:~$ sudo mke2fs /dev/sda9
...
> File size limit exceeded

It is a problem with sudo. Use another way to obtain root, like local root
login. The reason is a wrong setrlimit call in sudo.

Greetings
Bernd
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