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Urgent help needed /root filesystem filled up

 
Iqbal Khan_2
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Urgent help needed /root filesystem filled up

Hello all,
I am currently unable to login as root on my system. I logged into the remote consol and am getting this message
“file system of audit file had 0 free space left
An attempt to switch to the backup file failed
Must specify a backup file now!”

Is there a way to login into the system and resolve this?
Thanks in advance for all assistances.
Iqbal
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V. Nyga
Honored Contributor

Re: Urgent help needed /root filesystem filled up

Hi,

is this a hp-ux or a tru64 ux problem?
-> http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1154351 ??

What hardware, what os?
Have you tried to 'specify a backup file now!' in a non-root directory?
Do you know the directory structure of your system, so which logical volumes?

Have you tried to login in single user mode?

Volkmar
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Steven E. Protter
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Re: Urgent help needed /root filesystem filled up

shalom,

1) From console, manually remove the audit files.

2) Redirect audit files to a new filesystem, other than root.

You will find more detailed instructions in this document:
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90121/ch02s05.html

You may wish to turn auditing off until you can perform step #2

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Iqbal Khan_2
Advisor

Re: Urgent help needed /root filesystem filled up

thank you all this is now resolved.
Steve you are rite on target.
Iqbal