Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 06:45:01 -0800 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Gordon Tetlow <gordont@bluemtn.net> Cc: B <brentb@loa.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /var drive space problem Message-ID: <200101071445.f07EjWe54252@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 07 Jan 2001 05:41:46 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101070540410.12363-100000@sdmail0.sd.bmarts.com>
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101070540410.12363-100000@sdmail0.sd.bmarts.c om>, Go rdon Tetlow writes: > On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, B wrote: > > > i have a recently upgraded FreeBSD 4.2 from 4.1...and my problem is that im > runing out of space on the /var partition (i recieve alot of system mail in > that partition which i have to delete daily to keep it at 99%) ..im not sure > what i can delete to make room...although if i go to > > /var/tmp theres a dir thats called "temproot" ..i think it was from w > hen i CVS the new 4.2 src..and installed....can i delete this dir??? this is > the dir structure under /var > > > > account/ crash/ games/ msgs/ rwho/ > yp/ > > at/ cron/ log/ preserve/ spool/ > > backups/ db/ mail/ run/ tmp/ > > > > if anyone has any suggestions.... they would be greatly appreciated..... > > Do this: > cd /var > du -s * > > This should give you an idea of which directories are consuming the space > and let you prune accordingly. My favourite approach, assuming you've installed the xdu port, is, du -k . | xdu This saves me from recursing through what I think might be the offending directory tree, reducing a 1-5 minute job, depending on how far down the tree the problem is, down to mere seconds. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/Alpha Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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