topic Re: Unable to view system mail.....error in Operating System - HP-UX

Unable to view system mail.....error

BrianDoyle — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:59:07 GMT

Trying to look at the mail on a server but tell me I dont have enough momory.
If I navigate to the root file, i can more it to see the messages but this is no way to monitor the mail. The file is 20GB in size.
Any ideas ?

Using HPUX 11.11
#elm
Reading in /var/mail/root, message: 12461
Couldn't allocate enough memory! Message #12461.

Re: Unable to view system mail.....error

Ivan Krastev — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 06:31:19 GMT

Try to split /var/mail/root to smaller files using split - 1-2 G. Move splitted parts to temporary folder and copy only last part (if you don't need old messages).

regards,
ivan

Re: Unable to view system mail.....error

BrianDoyle — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:55:37 GMT

Correction ,i meant it's a 20MB file.
I split the file and it seems every 5-15 minutes i get a new mail saying the following.

From root@nllsp111.emea.leaseplancorp.net Mon Nov 6 13:30:01 GMT 2006
Received: (from root@localhost)
by nllsp111.emea.leaseplancorp.net (8.9.3 (PHNE_29774)/8.9.3) id NAA12862
for root; Mon, 6 Nov 2006 13:30:01 GMT
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 13:30:01 GMT
From: root@nllsp111.emea.leaseplancorp.net
Message-Id: <200611061330.NAA12862@nllsp111.emea.leaseplancorp.net>
Subject: cron

sadc: Can't create/open data file: No such file or directory

*************************************************
Cron: The previous message is the standard output
and standard error of one of your crontab commands:

/usr/lbin/sa/sa1 300 1

Re: Unable to view system mail.....error

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:59:37 GMT

Shalom,

You let the mail pile up too long.

> file

That empties it and you should check it more often.

Alternatively you could install qpopper and download the whole 20 GB to a pc somewhere.

A newer version of elm will bring capacity up to 30,000 or so but I don't think thats enough.

SEP

Re: Unable to view system mail.....error

Peter Nikitka — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:03:30 GMT

Hi,

I think, the cause of the mails is an incomplete setup of the collection of sar-data.

If you do not need sar data collection, drop the crontab entries. Check via
crontab -l
or
crontab -l userid-of-sar-collector
The userid needn't be root - it may be adm or sys as well.

If you want to collect that data, review the setup. Look at 'man sadc' for a description.

mfG Peter

Re: Unable to view system mail.....error

Peter Godron — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:05:34 GMT

Hi,
check your crontab files in /var/adm/spool/crontabs for something like :
/usr/lbin/sa/sa1 300 1

Check what the command is for (your cron should be commented) and correct the error.
See "man sadc"