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/var getting full

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:14 pm
by s.dot
How can I view the biggest files on /var ?

Also, I'm pretty sure what's taking up all the space is /var/log and the mailqueue

Is it as easy as

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rm -r /var/log
to remove the log files? I don't need to worry about backup as these are mostly reallllyyy old log files, cuz all i've been doing on this server is testing for a long while.

I want to ask before I go and do something stupid :)

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:34 pm
by VladSun

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du -a /var | sort -g

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:05 pm
by s.dot
I deleted the log files. Here's the files that take up the most space.

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10256   /var/db/backup/ibdata1
12048   /var/db/backup/smp_/privatemessages_data.MYD
15168   /var/db/backup/smp_/zipdata.MYI
15920   /var/db/sup/ports-all/checkouts.cvs:.
15922   /var/db/sup/ports-all
16682   /var/cpanel/bandwidth
16726   /var/db/sup
17888   /var/db/backup/smp_/privatemessages_data.MYI
17984   /var/db/backup/smp_/users.MYD
18516   /var/db/pkg
19472   /var/db/backup/smp_/forumentries.MYI
20032   /var/tmp/phpfgC5MB
23120   /var/tmp/phprovLoh
26970   /var/cpanel
32832   /var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.Q15Mo4
33576   /var/tmp/vi.recover
38608   /var/db/backup/smp_/zipdata.MYD
41152   /var/db/backup/smp_/messages.MYD
45840   /var/db/backup/fc_fc/adds.MYD
47072   /var/tmp/phpufnLtX
72208   /var/db/backup/smp_/privatemessages.MYD
96656   /var/db/backup/fc_fc/adds.MYI
149430  /var/db/backup/fc_fc
169632  /var/db/backup/smp_/forumentries.MYD
451258  /var/db/backup/smp_
584254  /var/tmp
622050  /var/db/backup
1974918 /var/spool/cpbsdpkgs
1981772 /var/spool
4436112 /var/db/mysql/ibdata1
4449788 /var/db/mysql
5108506 /var/db
7701763 /var
I figure it's safe to delete /var/db/backup, as it's just old copies of /var/db?