From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 16:42:18 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23D2416A401 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:42:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E890E13C4B7 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:42:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l33GerLU084860; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:40:53 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l33GerZ0084859; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:40:53 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:40:52 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Sean Murphy Message-ID: <20070403164052.GB84780@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <46127E55.2040005@calarts.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46127E55.2040005@calarts.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: var Filesystem Full Help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:42:18 -0000 On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 09:18:29AM -0700, Sean Murphy wrote: > I am getting these errors on my var filesystem but df -h shows there is > plenty of space available. > > I am running FreeBSD 5.4 > > muse2# df -h > Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on > /dev/amrd0s1a 989M 56M 854M 6% / > devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev > /dev/amrd0s1e 989M 32M 878M 4% /tmp > /dev/amrd0s1f 9.5G 4.2G 4.6G 48% /usr > /dev/amrd0s1g 245G 9.4G 216G 4% /usr/home > /dev/amrd0s1d 1.9G 526M 1.3G 29% /var > > muse2# tail /var/log/messages > Apr 3 09:00:44 muse2 kernel: pid 537 (mimedefang), uid 26 inumber > 126291 on /var: filesystem full > Apr 3 09:09:55 muse2 kernel: pid 52000 (httpd), uid 80 inumber 170037 > on /var: filesystem full > Apr 3 09:12:59 muse2 kernel: pid 34758 (mimedefang), uid 26 inumber > 127701 on /var: filesystem full > > I have restarted the mimdefang process but I get the same messages. > > What can I do? The first thing that comes to mind is that some process created some huge file[s] and then unlinked it[them], but has not actually ended and released the space. But, that is an awfully lot of space to be held on to that way. Have you rebooted since the problem showed up? ////jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"