topic cleaning /var/spool/mqueue in Operating System - HP-UX

cleaning /var/spool/mqueue

Prakash1178 — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:37:36 GMT

Hi,

/var is running 100 % for my server & I need to clean /var/spool/mqueue directory finally.

Mail in this directory "/var/spool/mqueue" are not at all important for me.

Can I delete all files in this directory using rm /var/spool/mqueue/*.* or is there any sophisticated way to do so.

Please suggest.

Re: cleaning /var/spool/mqueue

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:42:45 GMT

Shalom

rm -f /var/spool/mqueue/*

You might want to lock down sendmail so the area does not fill up so easily.

SEP

Re: cleaning /var/spool/mqueue

Prakash1178 — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:52:30 GMT

Hi Steven,

Thanks for your reply

Moreover can you please suggest how to lock sendmail

we need to use command " /var/spool/mqueue stop ??

Prakash

Re: cleaning /var/spool/mqueue

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:07:00 GMT

/sbin/init.d/sendmail stop

vi /etc/rc.config.d/sendmail

Change the first variable to 1.

You system does not need the sendmail daemon running to send outbound mail. sendmail -aC will push outbound mail off the sysetm.

SEP

Re: cleaning /var/spool/mqueue

Prakash1178 — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:15:40 GMT

Many thanks for your QUICK response

Regards,

Prakash

Re: cleaning /var/spool/mqueue

Prakash1178 — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:18:17 GMT

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Regards,

Prakash