Re: [cobalt-users] PKG to create a second root account to solve /var full issue

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Todd Kirk" <tkirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have been searching still for a solution to the /var %100 full issue.
> On http://www.uk2raq.com/raqfaq/raqfaqshow.php?faq=89 there was a PKG to
> create a second root user by installing a PKG (of course which is run by
> root).
>
> Would this solve my problem of not having root login due to /var
> partition being 100% full or would it simply create the user and not let
> me login as that newly created root user due to /var still being 100%
> full?

Todd, that won't help.  Alternatives that will work are creating a PKG which
deletes the oldest log files in /var thereby freeing enough space to login
or a cron job that does the same.

HTH,

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