Re: Decrease /var volumn size

From: Igor Sobrado (igor_at_no-spam.on.the.net)
Date: 12/15/04 

Date: 15 Dec 2004 17:45:00 +0100

bj <bj@msn.com> wrote:
> My /var has 17GB, I think it is too big. How can I decrease to 2GB? (HP-UX
> 11.11)

I am not working with HP-UX 11i (yet), but I think I can help you.
First of all, the output of du(1) can be useful. Try something like:

  $ cd /var
  $ du -ks *

My *guess* is that there are a lot of core dumps of the system at
/var/adm/crash (this directory exists in 11i too, am I wrong?) :-)

/var/mail and /var/spool are directories that sometimes grow a lot
(email stored, temporary files for plotters... it depends on the
computing environment).

You must decide what files can be removed from the system or stored
in back-up media.

Hope this will help you. But perhaps someone with a better knowledge
on 11i has another tips.

Cheers,
Igor.

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