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Subject: Re: 1.3G of my /var missing
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Clayton Milos wrote:
>> Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 08:27:10AM +0200, [LoN]Kamikaze wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> and summing up the results I only get to less than 200M of used
>>>> space, so
>>>> there are 1.3G unaccounted for. fsck in single user mode does not
>>>> recognize a
>>>> problem.
>>>
>>> Try looking at tunefs(8), particularly the -m flag.  That amount of
>>> space is kept for root (the user).
>>>
>>
>> As in most cases the problem was sitting between the chair and the
>> keyboard. I
>> simply overlooked the G when I read that /var/log contained 1.3G of data.
>>
>> I'm sorry for wasting the precious time of those who read or even
>> replied with
>> my stupidity.
> 
> Sounds like you need to make a few entries in /etc/newsyslog
> First thing I do when I add any new apps is give their logs a life cycle.
> All too quickly logs become bulky and you find /var holding it's breath.
> 
> -Clay

The problem was messages, and it's related with my DVD troubles which spammed
the log with DMA errors.