/var directory is full

[Yaroki]

Hello,

On HP-UX B.11.11 I noticed that /var directory is 99% used.

I removed all file under /var/adm/crash and /var/tmp.

I reboot the system and now bdf command shows 96% used.

I know how to look for large files but I don't know whether I can delete them or not.

Please advice,

Yali

[basant · Accepted solution]

Find out where your space is actually used by running this command: du -kx /var | sort -rn | head -30 These arfe the biggest directories. It's always better to search for big directories first. You may find a massive amount of space used by the diagnostic logs due to a problems with the hardware, or you might find a disabled printer that has dozens or jobs queued. Post the results and we can provide better choices for cleaning up /var. NOTE: /var and /tmp require regular maintenance (cleaning out junki files, etc). The /var/tmp/hp directory was created by a sysadmin and is probably not needed anymore. Check with the sysadmin to see if these depots have already been installed and are not used by other HP-UX systems.

[Dennis Handly]

>but I don't know whether I can delete them or not.

You can also use cleanup(1m) to remove superseded patches in /var/adm/sw/save/.

[Yaroki]

Thank you both for your reply.

How can I monitor the /var directory via cron?

Can you recommend on any script or so?

[Dennis Handly]

>How can I monitor the /var directory via cron?  Can you recommend on any script or so?

Sure.  See the following posts:

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Languages-and-Scripting/help-regarding-bdf-output-shell-script/m-p/5079908/

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Languages-and-Scripting/help-on-scripting/m-p/3899264/

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Languages-and-Scripting/while-bdf/m-p/4876205/

You can search for others.