From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 3 13:36:42 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5777106564A for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:36:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74C888FC08 for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:36:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-41-66.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.41.66]) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id F298F1E978; Mon, 3 Oct 2011 15:36:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id p93DaeLU004047; Mon, 3 Oct 2011 15:36:40 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 15:36:40 +0200 From: Polytropon To: n dhert Message-Id: <20111003153640.b7072af9.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: <4E89AED9.3000705@my.gd> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: FreeBSD 8.2, sec.update -p3, switching between X and console prompt, /var full X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:36:42 -0000 On Mon, 3 Oct 2011 15:15:26 +0200, n dhert wrote: > I tried Ctrl-Alt-Backspace in the graphical login wndow, but as with other > key Ctrl-Alt key combinations > this does not do anything ... It is "new behaviour" that certain default functionalities of X need to be enabled manually. Ctrl+Alt+Backspace is one of them, and Ctrl+Alt+F1/2/3/... _may_ be too. If I remember correctly, /etc/X11/xorg.conf requires Section "ServerLayout" Option "DontZap" "false" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "DontVTSwitch" "false" EndSection to re-enable the default behaviour. But check the Handbook for detailed information. > I there a commadn line way to restart X You can kill the X process. Dirty stuff, but works. :-) > I also tried fsck-ing the /var/ file system, but it chooses NO WRITE > nothing is repaired You cannot run fsck on a mounted file system. You'll have to unmount /var first, _then_ issue the fsck command. You should do that in single user mode. Reason: If you have unmounted /var, but some process wants to write to /var, the empty mountpoint residing on / will be filled, therefore / will be filled which is _not_ intended. > See the last UNREF FILE, it has the size of the huge /var/log/Xorg.0.log I > already deleted from command line (and not anymore in > an ls -la), but keeps fulling /var Additionally to using rm, you can also use fsdb to "forcedly delete files" under worst circumstances. Removing files should be done after booting the system in single user mode. This way you can make _sure_ nothing is writing to those files. Before a removal attempt, you should run fsck so the file system is in a valid condition. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...