From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 20 02:48:44 2006 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 4AB8C16A407 for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:48:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout7.cac.washington.edu (mxout7.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.178]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46DAD43CAC for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:48:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.7]) by mxout7.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id kBK2mcAW006325 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:48:38 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.0.101] (dsl254-013-145.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.254.13.145]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id kBK2mcOD008791 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:48:38 -0800 Message-ID: <4588A486.7040807@u.washington.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:48:38 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061217) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <00190780-C6FE-42DB-9AD8-5D985625545F@pixilla.com> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.2.2.285561, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2006.12.19.182932 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__C230066_P5 0, __CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __LINES_OF_YELLING 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: var out of space 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: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:48:44 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bradley Giesbrecht wrote: > Thanks for all help. > > uname says "FreeBSD 4.10-SECURITY" > > Looks like I should do a fresh install. What's a bugger is this server > does dns (bind 8) and web hosting (Apache 1.3) for a few hundred domains. > > I can backup the zone and web data no problem but I've only installed > FreeBSD a few times while looking for a replacement for Gentoo. > > I need to get this right. > > This server will only be doing dns and some minor (low hit) web hosting. > > I will do my own homework and google like hell before I do this but I'd > like to ask here on this list what version of FreeBSD I should go with > if there is a good howto for a combo bind/apache/php/mysql build. > > Thanks for sharing your valuable time. > > //Brad > > On Dec 16, 2006, at 11:31 PM, Bradley Giesbrecht wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> >> I inherited a freebsd installation with a var slice/mount that is to >> small and filling up all the time. >> >> What type of info should I provide to allow someone to help me with a >> solution? >> >> I would very much prefer to not install another drive just for /var. >> >> /usr has plenty of space. Can I mount var off of /usr? >> >> Here is the output of df for starters: >> >> /dev/ad0s1a 128990 119970 -1298 101% / >> /dev/ad0s1f 257998 185246 52114 78% /tmp >> /dev/ad0s1g 112755734 4533434 99201842 4% /usr >> /dev/ad0s1e 257998 206956 30404 87% /var >> procfs 4 4 0 100% /proc >> >> >> and ls -la at / looks like this: >> >> -rw-r--r-- 2 root wheel 802 May 25 2004 .cshrc >> -rw-r--r-- 2 root wheel 251 May 25 2004 .profile >> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 6355 May 25 2004 COPYRIGHT >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1024 Nov 29 17:39 bin >> drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Nov 5 15:27 boot >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Jan 16 2005 cdrom >> lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10 Jan 16 2005 compat -> usr/compat >> drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 20480 Jan 16 2005 dev >> drwxr-xr-x 16 root wheel 2560 Dec 1 16:11 etc >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 9 Jan 16 2005 home -> /usr/home >> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4344469 Nov 5 13:22 kernel >> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4344469 Nov 5 13:22 kernel.GENERIC >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 25 2004 mnt >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 4608 Nov 5 13:22 modules >> dr-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 512 Dec 17 01:10 proc >> drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Nov 5 13:36 root >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 2048 Nov 5 15:27 sbin >> drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 1024 Jan 16 2005 stand >> lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 11 Nov 5 15:27 sys -> usr/src/sys >> drw------- 7 root wheel 2048 Dec 17 01:09 tmp >> drwxr-xr-x 18 root wheel 512 Jan 16 2005 usr >> drwxr-xr-x 21 root wheel 512 Nov 6 11:54 var >> >> >> Thanks for any help, >> Brad Brad, Just get the latest stable (6.x); it's a good, solid release. New version of 6.x is coming out soon though (6.2) FYI. - -Garrett -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFiKSFEnKyINQw/HARAhh7AJ9dorBmPBOqSC2k9JEGcyochy63jgCfZlu0 Y0pq72/YB/2AlWdjlxN7aPw= =6vJ1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----