topic Re: growing /tmp file system in Operating System - HP-UX

growing /tmp file system

Patrick B Boafo — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:21:30 GMT

have disk size of 300GB not all have been mounted would like to grow the /tmp file system by 100GB of same disk

assistance needed please

thanks

Re: growing /tmp file system

Pete Randall — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:30:39 GMT

Add disks to the vg (see vgextend). Add extents to the lv (see lvextend). Increase /tmp file system (see extendfs). The EXAMPLES section of the lvextend man page is good.

Pete

Re: growing /tmp file system

Pete Randall — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:11:17 GMT

Sorry - one last question:

Why in heaven's name would you need a 100+ GB /tmp filesystem?

Pete

Re: growing /tmp file system

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:24:04 GMT

Shalom,

The /tmp file system has traditionally been used for temporary files needed by applications running on the system.

The default permissions on are visible to all.

This is not an appropriate place to keep permanent data or sensitive files.

SEP

Re: growing /tmp file system

James R. Ferguson — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:29:54 GMT

Hi:

Properly speaking, *applications* should use '/var/tmp' for their temporary files, leaving '/tmp' to the domain of the operating system for its small needs.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: growing /tmp file system

SoorajCleris — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:29:52 GMT

Hi ,

/tmp and 100GB, bad idea!!!!

any specific requirement ?? (if any, not recommended).

Which OS?
Which Hardware?

What you are planning do about other 200GB

Regards,
Sooraj

Re: growing /tmp file system

Johnson Punniyalingam — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:32:24 GMT

what of curiosity why /tmp needs to be extended to 100GB ..? is it typ0 error (100MB) ..?

Re: growing /tmp file system

S.N.S — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:16:20 GMT

I dont think its a typo - 300GB & 100GB.

The expert have spoken.
I can't for see any need for a 100GB /tmp (am no expert)...

What's the current size? May you should think of trimming large files - cron / SAM
Our Prod Server uses around 30% of the total 500MB /tmp

HTH
SNS

Re: growing /tmp file system

V. Nyga — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:33:27 GMT

Hi,

it would be nice to know your exact os.

Else check this thread (you can search for more, too):
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1121425

V.