Re: [cobalt-users] [qube-users] Qube 2 Disk is full

[Peter Low <peterlow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:48 PM 5/3/01 -0700, you wrote:
> I get the following message to my admin email
>
> "The disk is nearly full; an amber warning light means that more  than 80%
> of your free disk space is in use; a red warning light signals that more
> than 90% of the disk is being used.  You either need to move some files to
> another storage device and delete them from the Cobalt server or else delete
> them altogether."
>
> I do not see a way to asses this through the web interface provided by
> Cobalt - with the "system status" "disk status" or "maintenance buttons".
> How does one evaluate and then clear disk space other than through the web
> interface?
>
> I did not find anything on Cobalt's Knowledge Base or in their manual.
>
> --
> James P. Thomas, MD

Check the archives - I know this has come up before:

http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users

The response that I've gotten from Cobalt's tech support is that Cobalt 
underestimated the size of the root partition, not taking into account the 
need for "spare" space for updates to the system.

"Active Monitor" and "Disk" will show you that the "Operating System and 
Programs" is amber, but does not provide a GUI-based fix.

You can operate the box while the status is Amber, but be aware that the 
system can do funky things like shutting down services.

Good luck!

Peter