Re: [foxboro] /var partition full on AW51B running ver 4.3

Ali I deleted the /var/tmp/online.log which was the main culprit but the usage 
was not coming down. I had to reboot the system for df command to show correct 
usage.
 
Regards,
 
Kashif Ijaz> From: alizahidi@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: 
Re: [foxboro] /var partition full on AW51B running ver 4.3> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 
2008 11:25:47 +0000> > Dear Kashif,> There is an HH related to this problem. 
You can try the instruction as mentioned in the HH below.> > HH#: HH739 IA 
INFO: sjp9503.a File: 50 Series OS Release: ALL Date: Feb. 12, 1997Subject: Out 
of file space in /var partition Source: TACMany times we are out of space in 
the /var partition, you check theusual places, mail, core dumps, wastebasket 
files, crash files, messagelogs, etc..Look in /var/adm there are two files 
wtmpx and utmpx. These files holdthe user and accounting information for the 
who, write and login commandsfor that station. The following commands can be 
executed to shrink thefile back to 0 size. You must be a super user for the 
commands to work. Please note: When executing this command be sure no other 
users are logged into the system. cd /var/adm cp /dev/null utmp cp /dev/null 
wtmp cp /dev/null wtmpx cp /dev/null utmp> x An additional command that can be 
used is: > wtmpxCheck the size now and it should be 0.> > > Best Rgds,> Ali 
Ahmed Zahidi> > Subject: Re: [foxboro] /var partition full on AW51B running ver 
4.3> Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:22:18 -0500> From: tdoucet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Kashif,> > There could be mail messages that are 
filling up /var. > > Once the obvious have been chaecked, it is difficult to 
find the odd files.> > You should log into two similar AW's at the same time 
and check both their /var partitions, one directory at a time for large files. 
Some log files should not be deleted but emptied to zero bytes but still 
existing.> > Terry> ________________________________> > From: 
foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Kashif Ijaz> Sent: Sun 24/02/2008 
8:03 AM> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [foxboro] /var partition full on 
AW51B running ver 4.3> > > > df command reports that /var (around 26 MB) is 
100% full . I have checked and deleted the /var/log/*. but still the /var is 
around 100% full. Core files have already been deleted. Can you suggest what to 
check in /var> partition.> > Regards,> > Kashif Ijaz> INTECH Process 
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