# Unable to write files on a filesystem
**URL:** https://community.unix.com/t/unable-to-write-files-on-a-filesystem/332332
**Category:** Red Hat
**Created:** [July 26, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/unable-to-write-files-on-a-filesystem/332332 "2013-07-26T07:10:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@rajeshz](https://community.unix.com/u/rajeshz)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/unable-to-write-files-on-a-filesystem/332332/1 "2013-07-26T07:10:30Z")
hi
mounted filesystem is 50% and appropriate permissions were there
but im still unable to write files ?
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### Author:  [@Scott](https://community.unix.com/u/Scott)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2013, 7:15am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/unable-to-write-files-on-a-filesystem/332332/2 "2013-07-26T07:15:11Z")
Please show the df, mount and tune2fs output for the filesystem, the command you are using to write a file, and the output it gives.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@mark54g](https://community.unix.com/u/mark54g)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2013, 11:39am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/unable-to-write-files-on-a-filesystem/332332/3 "2013-07-26T11:39:13Z")
You might be out of inodes. Have you checked to see if you have a lot of small files?
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### Author:  [@rajeshz](https://community.unix.com/u/rajeshz)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 11:41am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/unable-to-write-files-on-a-filesystem/332332/4 "2013-08-01T11:41:15Z")
this q?
was asked by interviewer in oracle
i had no idea abt tat