From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat May 23 11:53:39 2020 Received: (at 41484) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 May 2020 15:53:39 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35354 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jcWSx-0008KV-HP for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 23 May 2020 11:53:39 -0400 Received: from mx009.vodafonemail.xion.oxcs.net ([153.92.174.39]:24259) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jcWSw-0008KI-7H for 41484@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 23 May 2020 11:53:39 -0400 Received: from vsmx002.vodafonemail.xion.oxcs.net (unknown [192.168.75.192]) by mta-6-out.mta.xion.oxcs.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6A596058AE for <41484@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 23 May 2020 15:53:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from macbook-pro.kuh-wiese.my-router.de (unknown [2.206.141.243]) by mta-6-out.mta.xion.oxcs.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id BA9D06057C0 for <41484@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 23 May 2020 15:53:29 +0000 (UTC) From: Stefan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: guix gc fails catastrophically if the disk has no space left Message-Id: <1DFE09AD-D999-4CAC-8362-72772D791380@vodafonemail.de> Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 17:53:28 +0200 To: 41484@debbugs.gnu.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-VADE-STATUS: LEGIT X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 41484 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Hi! After this trouble with guix gc I did a sudo reboot, and it got worse. = At startup I now see these errors: GC Warning: pthread_getattr_up or pthread_attr_getstack failed for main = thread GC Warning: Couldn't read /proc/stat Welcome, this is GNU's early boot Guile. Use --repl for an initrd REPL. loading kernel modules=E2=80=A6 loading '/gnu/store/=E2=80=A6-system/boot'... making '/gnu/store/=E2=80=A6-system' the current system... setting up setuid programs in '/run/setuid-programs'... warning: failed to make '/gnu/store/=E2=80=A6-shadow-4.8.1/bin/newuidmap' = setuid-root: No space left on device warning: failed to make '/gnu/store/=E2=80=A6' setuid-root: No space = left on device =E2=80=A6 populating /etc from /gnu/store/=E2=80=A6-etc... ERROR: In procedure fsync: In procedure fsync: No space left on device Entering a new prompt. Type `,bt' for a backtrace or `,q' to continue. GNU Guile 2.2.6 Copyright =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=A6 Enter `help' for help. scheme@(guile-user)> ,bt In gnu/build/linux-boot.scm: 561:14 10 (_) In unknown file: 9 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/=E2=80=A6") In ice-9/eval.scm: 619:8 (_ #f) In unknown file: 7 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/=E2=80=A6") In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 260:13 6 (for-each # _) In unknown file: 5 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/_") In gnu/build/activation.scm: 136:2 4 (activate-users+groups _ _) In guix/build/syscalls.scm: 1089:4 3 (call-with-file-lock _ _) In gnu/build/activation.scm: 139:6 2 (_) In gnu/build/accounts.scm: 253:14 1 (_ (#< name: "root" password: #f gid: =E2=80=A6>= =E2=80=A6) =E2=80=A6) In unknown file: 0 (fsync #) scheme@(guile-user)> Now this is the very end. Even selecting an older system generation is = obviously not an option any more.=20 I=E2=80=99m happy that all this is on my NFS share to which I have = access via my server. Bye Stefan=