Re: [cobalt-users] Free up space on /var

[Scott genevish <genevish@xxxxxxx>]

OK, I've discovered it's a 170 MB log in the /var/lib/mysql 
directory.    How do I archive it and start a new one?

-Scott


On Monday, March 26, 2001, at 06:43 PM, <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > My disk indicator for my RaQ3i is showing red, apparently
> > because 91% of the /var directory is being used.  How can I
> > best free up space?
>
> /var is taken up by things that change frequently. Do this...
>
> cd /var
> du -h --max-depth 1
>
> This should show you which part of var is using the most space. If I'm
> wrong on something, "man du" will get you help.
>
> Two likely culprits are the logs (/var/log) and the mail spool files of
> mail waiting to be collected by your users (/var/spool/mail). Check
> those first, and if those aren't the problem du will help you hunt them
> down.
>
> --
> Rodolfo J. Paiz
> rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Scott Genevish
Training Systems Project Manager
Kinko's, Inc
(805) 477-5307
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