/stand* questions

[Chris Fadrowski]

What items in my stand directory can i move or eliminate. I plan on extending /stand soon, however, i am at 90% and can't recompile a new kernel. I would like to move some of the stuff from /stand/build to another directory or off to tape. is this safe?

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Chris:

The /stand directory should contain a minimal number of files and directories, including the current kernel, and the previous one (vmunix.prev) by default for safety. If you are running out of space in /stand it is likely that you have extra old kernels or other non-kernel related files.

If after removing old, extraneous kernels you still need extra room in /stand, the most straightfoward approach would be to make an Ignite recovery tape of your system and reinstall. You could then resize not only /stand but all of your vg00 logical volumes.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Kevin Wright]

If your going to recompile another kernel, mv your system.prev and vmunix.prev to another location as these will get recreated with your current kernel when you rebuild a new one. I would make sure you have two kernels in /stand before you reboot though..better safe than sorry.

[Erik Tong]

I've removed everything in the /stand/build directory before and had no problems. The contents is rebuilt/copied into when a mk_kernel is done.

If you have a lot of files in this directory, it is likely the result of a failed build.