RE: [cobalt-users] RaQ3 low disk space and web.cache files - still not fixed

["Dean Hall" <dean@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> I am receiving warnings that "The filesystem [/] is getting 
> very full". This is the result of the following very large 
> files being created during regular log rotations:
> 
> /usr/admserv/html/.cobalt/report/web.cache
> /usr/admserv/html/.cobalt/report/web.cache.new
> /usr/admserv/html/.cobalt/report/web.stats
> 
> This came up on the list last week I think, and an excellent 
> work-around was provided by moving the files to /home and 
> then making a link back to the original folder.
> 
> Which works for me, except the links keep getting overwritten 
> when the new file is created each night. Bum. Here's what I do
> 
> # mv /usr/admserv/html/.cobalt/report/web.cache 
> /home/webstats/ # ln -s /home/webstats/web.cache 
> /usr/admserv/html/.cobalt/report/web.cache
> 
> and then repeat for web.cache.new and web.stats.
> 
> So, is there a way for me to ensure that the links do not get 
> overwritten? Or is there going to be fix for this behaviour 
> (I do not know whether it is classified as broken in the 
> first place)? Or a switch which tells the RaQ to not bother?
> 

Instead of linking the individual files, link the report
directory.  The directory doesn't get deleted and recreated
each night.
  
---- 
Dean Hall at Tactix ReEngineering ( dean@xxxxxxxxxx ) 
503 520-9699  http://www.tactix.com 
>