Different Used Space Output Between df and du Commands for NFS Mounted Filesystem.

(Doc ID 2128130.1)

Last updated on APRIL 25, 2016

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.8 and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Symptoms

df an du commands show different values for used space on a NFS mounted filesystem.
For example:

 

Changes

On the NFS Server side, the following directories are exported for NFS:

- /export/NFS
- /export/NFS/logs
- /export/NFS/logs2

Cause

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