From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 19:31:42 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 3676816A403 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:31:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9036413C484 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:31:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l33JVC6t087087; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:31:13 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070403142955.02565538@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:30:53 -0500 To: Sean Murphy , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <461287EB.4040508@calarts.edu> References: <46127E55.2040005@calarts.edu> <461287EB.4040508@calarts.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: 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 19:31:42 -0000 I would reboot and run fsck in single user mode. The reboot will clear any old open files that may be causing the drive full problem. -Derek At 11:59 AM 4/3/2007, Sean Murphy wrote: >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? >>_______________________________________________ >>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" > >>Purge some old log files to start with. However according to your df >>above you should have plenty of room >I have deleted logs and lost+found but the same messages still show up. > >>Check df -i as you may have run out of inodes rather than out of file space. > >Looks as though I have plenty of inodes > >muse2# df -i >Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity iused ifree >%iused Mounted on >/dev/amrd0s1a 1012974 57694 874244 6% 1520 139790 1% / >devfs 1 1 0 100% 0 0 >100% /dev >/dev/amrd0s1e 1012974 33192 898746 4% 11141 130169 >8% /tmp >/dev/amrd0s1f 9938894 4368142 4775642 48% 279371 1015987 >22% /usr >/dev/amrd0s1g 257098734 9794488 226736348 4% 113153 33118717 >0% /usr/home >/dev/amrd0s1d 2026030 510498 1353450 27% 866 281756 >0% /var >muse2# > >>Have you rebooted since the >>problem showed up? >I have not rebooted yet > > >can I fun fsck on a live filesystem or do I have to drop into single usermode? >_______________________________________________ >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" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.