My / directory is out of space

[Jeff Hagstrom]

What would cause slash to run out of space? I have a RP7410 running hpux 11.11

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Jeff:

Perhaps the most common cause is a backup that mis-spelled the target device file:

# ... /dev/rmt/om

...with the letter "o" instead of the number "0":

# ... /dev/rmt/0m

Look for "regular" files in '/dev' with:

# cd / && ls -lR /dev|grep ^-

Regards!

...JRF...

[TTr]

This has been answered very recently a few times.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1296967

Search for "root full" or "root filesystem full" in this forum and you will find many topics with possible causes and solutions.

[Fabian Briseño]

Hello Jeff.
Check out for core files or files that have been recently generated

I dont remember if any logs files are creted in root, but if they are you can use
SAM->Routine tasks->System Log Files-> select the file you want-> and give the trim to recommended size command.



plase make sure that you dont need these log files or make a good backup before deleting anything.

You can trim to recommended size or trim to 0.

hope this helps.

[Jeff Hagstrom]

I had a file get created in /dev/rmt that blew out "/". Thanks.