/ file system is 98% ful

[Salm]

Hi
I'm workng on very critcal 24X7 HPUX production environmet and got this error
Filesystem / is 96percent full. The threshold is 95percent.

Other root file systems are ok . only / need to be bring down . usually I just go to /etc/lvmconf file and removed all .old files . This time here is no .old files.

Is any one can advice what else I can remove to bring / file system down ??

[David Bellamy]

Salm look in the root file system for a file that looks like the tape drive 0m. Root usually fills up when there is a mistake writing to a tape drive when doing a backup.

[Pete Randall]

Look for core files. Look for regular files in /dev ( find /dev -type f ) - there should be none. Look for large files (find / -size 10000c ).


Pete

[Geoff Wild]

from /

du -sk * |sort -rn
If you can't find any large files, use my handy dandy way to grow it with onlinejfs:

http://www.met.ca/itrc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=89&Itemid=2

The main culprit could be /etc/vx

You can move that - but don't use mv or cp - use tar and a pipe - then create a symbolic link...

Rgds...Geoff

[Murat SULUHAN]

Hi Salm

run du with -skx option like following

du -skx /

This reports you only root lvol, you can also sort output

And check your mount points like the following
lv1 -> /
lv2 -> /etc/opt/omni

Best Regards
Murat

[skt_skt]

here is what i use to find the bigger files

#find / -xdev -size +100000 -exec ls -lrt {} \;

if you dont see any files or if you get more files adjust the number of zeroes at '+10000xyz'

[whiteknight]

Salm,

#find / -xdev -size +2000 > file.out

suspected you restore the files to /

WK

[mobidyc]

Hello,
in this case, i usually follow this step:

1/
search for 'core' files
find / -xdev -name "core"

2/
search for big folders
du -skx / |sort -n |tail

3/
search for removed open files
lsof -V

Redards,
Cedrick Gaillard

[Safarali]

Hi
check the size of the following file
syslog.log
wtmp files
and all log files

Regards
Safar

[MarkSyder]

You've been given some very good answers and the only thing I would add is to check for areas of growth:

cd /
ll -tr

will show you the most recently amended files at the bottom. Repeat for /etc.

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)