Hi,<BR><BR>We are getting close to the 32k limit for number of files in a single folder on ext3 filesystem. We are just a few hundred shy of 32,000 databases on one mysql server. We are looking to ...

OS X cannot natively read the popular Ext2 and Ext3 filesystems, though support for these filesystems can be implemented if needed. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

For instance the ext3 filesystem tries to mitigate fragmentation by preallocating extra blocks, just in case it needs to extend the file at a later date. However, it has no real defragmentation ...

New filesystem technology for Linux includes high capacity, snapshots, copy-on-write, and on-the-fly corruption detection. Almost exactly one year ago, as the developers were discussing changes to the ...

I'm crazy tired (70+ hours of work in 4 days).<BR><BR>I accidentally removed 3 key .ksp files from an ext3 file system. Don't worry I umounted the file system (/home) and then mounted it read only, so ...

Learn to use the handy filesystem ACLs to extend access controls to files and directories with more flexibility. ACLs, or Access Control Lists, are available for a variety of Linux filesystems ...

In the Linux Journal article “Implementing Encrypted Home Directories” (August 2003), I described how to encrypt home directories transparently. This article describes how to implement another ...