Unix-like operating system don't delete a file on a disk until the last filehandle to the file is closed. Therefore, for log-files you also have to restart the respective daemon (e.g. apache) to have the disk space actually freed.
Rebooting the system has the same effect for obvious reasons.
Unix-like operating system don't delete a file on a disk until the last filehandle to the file is closed. Therefore, for log-files you also have to restart the respective daemon (e.g. apache) to have the disk space actually freed.
Rebooting the system has the same effect for obvious reasons.