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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-43039

"The session partition is full.": false positive

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Priority: Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: 2.4.7, 2.5.3, 2.6
    • Fix Version/s: 2.4.8, 2.5.4, 2.6.1
    • Component/s: Libraries
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    • Testing Instructions:
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      (difficulty: easy, requires server administrator access to the server)

      1. Change the PHP configuration under which your Moodle instances are running by disabling disk_free_space() e.g. by adding this line in your php.ini file:
        disable_functions = disk_free_space
      2. Double check that you've enough free disk space (some MBs) where $CFG->dataroot/sessions/ is hosted;
      3. Point your browser to the Moodle instance: no exception 1 will be thrown and you'll be able to access to its functionalities.

      1 The exception is The session partition is full. It is not possible to login at this time..

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      (difficulty: easy, requires server administrator access to the server) Change the PHP configuration under which your Moodle instances are running by disabling disk_free_space() e.g. by adding this line in your php.ini file: disable_functions = disk_free_space Double check that you've enough free disk space (some MBs) where $CFG->dataroot/sessions/ is hosted; Point your browser to the Moodle instance: no exception 1 will be thrown and you'll be able to access to its functionalities. 1 The exception is The session partition is full. It is not possible to login at this time. .
    • Workaround:
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      Disable file based sessions by moving to database based sessions.

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      Disable file based sessions by moving to database based sessions.
    • Difficulty:
      Easy
    • Affected Branches:
      MOODLE_24_STABLE, MOODLE_25_STABLE, MOODLE_26_STABLE
    • Fixed Branches:
      MOODLE_24_STABLE, MOODLE_25_STABLE, MOODLE_26_STABLE
    • Pull from Repository:
    • Pull Master Branch:
      m27_MDL-43039_SessionDiskFull_False_Positive
    • Pull Master Diff URL:

      Description

      disk_free_space() returns null when the function is disabled (disable_functions = disk_free_space).

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          is a regression caused by

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-19222 Legacy file sesssions: when disk is full, login is impossible but no errors are reported

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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                • Created:
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                  Fix Release Date:
                  13/Jan/14