Your explanation makes sense, however how is it that the
filesystems on both machines are the same in size (/ and /usr),
and it works in one and not in the other one?

>	My guess is it is checking for available space before writing
>	a file - unfortunately it it probably using a 32bit number,
>	rather than off_t so it overflows at 2GB.
>
>	If you have the time it would be good to track down the error
>	message you see in the source, which should be where it makes
>	the check, and change the variables it uses to off_t. If you
>	do not have thetime to do this, send a pr with send-pr, and
>	keep your homedir on a filesystem with less than 2GB free :)
>
>
>		David/absolute
>
>On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Daniel Senderowicz wrote:
>
>> If I run it as root, it seems to work, at least it doesn't print
>> those messages. I had other problems, probably related to the
>> fact that all the X stuff is not set up for the root login.
>> 
>> >	What happens if you cd to / and try running it as root?
>> >
>> >		David/absolute
>> >
>> >On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Daniel Senderowicz wrote:
>> >
>> >> Here are the setups:
>> >> 
>> >> /etc/fstab:
>> >> 
>> >> /dev/rz0a / ffs rw 1 1
>> >> /dev/rz0b none swap sw 0 0
>> >> /dev/rz0d /usr ffs rw 1 2
>> >> /kern /kern kernfs rw
>> >> 
>> >> # df -k
>> >> Filesystem  1K-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Mounted on
>> >> /dev/rz0a       31469    24039     5856    80%    /
>> >> /dev/rz0d     8282050   517320  7350627     6%    /usr
>> >> kernfs              1        1        0   100%    /kern
>> >> 
>> >> # df -k /var/tmp
>> >> Filesystem  1K-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Mounted on
>> >> /dev/rz0a       31469    24040     5855    80%    /
>> >> 
>> >> >	Is the one with the problem running on a partition with
>> >> >	more than 2GB free?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >		David/absolute
>> >> >
>> >> >On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Daniel Senderowicz wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi folks,
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> I'm struggling with a problem with mosaic. Here it goes:
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> I have 1.4.1 (with the 1.4.2_ALPHA kernel) and 1.4.2_ALPHA in
>> >> >> two identical machines DECStation 5000/240 with the same disks
>> >> >> (9.1GB). The mosaic version already compiled is 2.7b5. I
>> >> >> installed it on these machines at different times, within a few
>> >> >> weeks of difference.  The problem that I'm having is that the
>> >> >> one that I installed first (with 1.4.1) keeps giving me at the
>> >> >> bottom of the window a message saying:
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> "Can't open temporary file -- Serious Problem".
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> "Insufficient temporary disk space; could not transfer data"
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Disk space is not really a problem in this machine, unless
>> >> >> mosaic is trying to write big stuff in the root partition where
>> >> >> I have 62k blocks. However I have the same in the machine that
>> >> >> is working OK. I couldn't find what could be different between
>> >> >> the two machines that makes this to happen.  Nor I don't know
>> >> >> where is mosaic trying to write in order to check in that area.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> I will appreciate any pointers.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Dan