/var running over defined threshold

[YogitaTaneja]

Hi All,

I have to remove files from var as it running over defined threshold. what is use of these files can I remove them ?


-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 487 May 20 21:06 aaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 7189 May 20 21:06 baaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 1869 May 20 21:06 caaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 7189 May 22 21:06 eaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 487 May 22 21:06 daaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 1869 May 22 21:06 faaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 59192 May 24 21:06 jaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 3405 May 24 21:06 iaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 14598 May 24 21:06 kaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 7185 May 26 21:06 maaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 487 May 26 21:06 laaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 1869 May 26 21:06 naaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 662 May 29 03:06 oaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 10606 May 29 03:06 paaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 2180 May 29 03:06 qaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 487 May 31 03:06 taaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 7185 May 31 03:06 uaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 1869 May 31 03:06 vaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 7185 Jun 2 03:06 xaaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 487 Jun 2 03:06 waaa01452
-rw-r--r-- 1 sfmdb users 1869 Jun 2 03:06 yaaa01452

[Kapil Jha]

ask sfmdb user!!

Or tell us what these line have.

how can we tell u anything with the amazing names these files have.

BR,
Kapil+

[Dennis Handly · Accepted solution]

>what is use of these files can I remove them?

Are you in /var/tmp/? If so, say so.

These are temporary files and most likely you can remove the old ones.
Is PID 01452 still around?
ps -fp 01452

>Kapil: how can we tell you anything with the amazing names these files have.

You should know these are temp files, from tmpnam(3).

[YogitaTaneja]

Thanks Denis,

You are right these files are in /var/tmp

and Yes 01452 exists.

ps -fp 01452
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME COMMAND
root 1452 1449 0 May 18 ? 8:27 /opt/wbem/lbin/cimprovagt 14 11 SFMProviderModule

[Dennis Handly]

>root 1452 1449 0 May 18 ? 8:27 /opt/wbem/lbin/cimprovagt

What HP-UX version are you using?
Have you checked for patches?
Otherwise if you have the latest, please contact the Response Center.

[YogitaTaneja]

Version is HPUX 11.23 , which patch I should check.

[Dennis Handly]

>which patch I should check

A simple search didn't find anything. But I did find your same question:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1270344

The SFM Release Notes mention something about temp files, JAGag31617:
http://docs.hp.com/en/diag/sfm/sfm_0706_1123.htm