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Date:      Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:44:00 +0100
From:      Matias <matiassurdi@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Filesystem problem
Message-ID:  <hku9mf$bj8$1@ger.gmane.org>

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Hi,

I know this may not be the correct place to post this, but I feel like 
I'm going to get more help here than in the ejabberd forums.

Maybe you can help me to debug what is going on here:

I'm runing ejabberd-2.1-2 on

FreeBSD it05 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 21 15:02:08 UTC 
2009 root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64

Suddenly, my /var partition is running out of space.

When I run df -h, i get:

]# df -h
Filesystem            Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/mirror/gm0s1a    496M    373M     83M    82%    /
devfs                 1.0K    1.0K      0B   100%    /dev
/dev/mirror/gm0s1e    496M     58M    398M    13%    /tmp
/dev/mirror/gm0s1f    433G    2.6G    396G     1%    /usr
/dev/mirror/gm0s1d     13G     11G    998M    92%    /var
procfs                4.0K    4.0K      0B   100%    /proc
linprocfs             4.0K    4.0K      0B   100%    /usr/compat/linux/proc
When I cd to /var and run a du -hs I get:

# cd /var/
[root@it05 /var]# du -hs *
2.0K    account
2.0K    agentx
6.0K    at
2.0K    audit
12K    backups
4.0K    crash
6.0K    cron
168M    db
2.0K    empty
2.0K    games
2.0K    heimdal
18K    lib
8.8M    log
850K    mail
4.0K    msgs
48K    named
4.0K    net-snmp
2.0K    preserve
54K    run
2.0K    rwho
3.5M    spool
116K    tmp
24K    yp
So, it seems that something is sucking up all the space but doesn't have 
a file descriptor on the file system, so du is not finding the file.

Running lsof|grep /var I get:

...
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93 
31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93 
   97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93 
11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93 
119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93 
6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93 
1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93 
5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT

...

So, it seems that ejabberd is sucking up 10Gb I'm missing on my 
filesystem, and that space is being reserved into the /var directory.

Is this a bug on ejabberd?

Is there any way to solve this without having to restart the server (not 
tried yet, as many people is using it....)

Thanks.

How




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