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FreeBSD - file system full problem

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xyyz

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I keep getting the following message... can someone tell me what to do about it?

/kernel: pid 533 (communicator-4.7), uid 0 on /: file system full
 


<< Looks like you are out of disk space.

vash >>



that can't be possible... I have 14 gigs free...
 
It is possible.


<< /kernel: pid 533 (communicator-4.7), uid 0 on /: file system full >>



Are you using netscape as root? God I hope not. Do a &quot;df -k&quot; and see what results you get. This could just be a problem, if you are using netscape as root (and if you are you need to be politely smacked in the head 😉 ) and the netscape cache is filling up the small root partition. I am not sure why FreeBSD's default partition scheme includes such a small root parition...
 

how'd you know I was running netscape as root?

I guess that's a bad thing eh? Alright I wont do it anymore... the reason why I was doing it was to download stuff I wanted to install.

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This is what I got from typing &quot;df&quot;:

Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
/dev/ad0s1a 49583 48835 -3218 107% /
/dev/ad0s1f 13134105 626433 11456944 5% /usr
/dev/ad0s1e 19815 4520 13710 25% /var
procfs 4 4 0 100% /proc
------------
What the hell are these things? Partitions? I see that something is at 107% capacity.

I have 14 gigs free... why is it doing this? What can I do to increase the
capacity of /dev/ad0s1a?

 


<< This is what I got from typing &quot;df&quot;:
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
/dev/ad0s1a 49583 48835 -3218 107% /
/dev/ad0s1f 13134105 626433 11456944 5% /usr
/dev/ad0s1e 19815 4520 13710 25% /var
procfs 4 4 0 100% /proc
------------
What the hell are these things? Partitions? I see that something is at 107% capacity. >>


OK, these are your partitions. FreeBSD split up yout 14GB(or whatever) hard drive into 4 partitions. The listing shows the device name, # of 1K blocks total in that partition, # of used 1k blocks, the available amount of free blocks, the percentage of the partition used and where that partition is mounted in your root filesystem. As you can see, your root partition is only about 50MB. It set your largest partition to /usr (about 13GB) which makes sence, since that is where all of your software should (mostly) be installed. It is also where your netscape cache would be if you weren't using netscape as root😉

The first listed there is root. It's telling you it is somehow filled to 107% so it IS OVER full. You need to remove some stuff from there or your going to have some major problems.



<< I have 14 gigs free... why is it doing this? >>


If you have 14 gigs free, it's not on your root partition. Most of it is on your /usr partition. You must remember, even though unix has one virtual filesystem structure, there can be hundreds of seperate partitions and drives to make up what is your filesystem.



<< What can I do to increase the capacity of /dev/ad0s1a? >>


AFAIK, you would have to reinstall FreeBSD to change partition sizes.


 
You don't need to rebuild it, just do a find on the root partition and remove the temp files from netscape. This will probably give you plenty of disk space. Also it is possible to just do that from netscape I believe, that is delete your temp files. And just don't use netscape as root or change the path for the temp files to a different partition.
 


How would I change the location of the netscape cache? And how would I increase the size of the root partition?
 
&quot;A Moron and Windows 2000 are a perfect solution for any company planning to enter the e-commerce marketplace.&quot;

Maybe BSD and/or Linux should be added to this motto also!
 
Like I said before. You'd have to repartition the entire hard drive and lose all your data to resize your root partition. Reinstall if you MUST make root bigger.

The cache setting should be in Netscapes options menu somewhere.

Were you able to delete the cache to free up space yet?
 

flyers1,

I did clear my cache... this is what I got:

/dev/ad0s1a 49583 28945 16672 63% /

So, it's not entirely full now.

I placed the netscape cache on /usr/home/cache... i'm hoping this will resolve the problem.

Thanks to everyone for their help...

 


<< &quot;A Moron and Windows 2000 are a perfect solution for any company planning to enter the e-commerce marketplace.&quot;

Maybe BSD and/or Linux should be added to this motto also! >>



Dood... don't be an f-in' nuisance. If yer here to harass and not help... piss off.
 
Not harassing, just commenting. If you will explain your signature line I'm willing to listen with an open mind.
 


<< Not harassing, just commenting. If you will explain your signature line I'm willing to listen with an open mind. >>



My line is a quote from some april fool's thing. AMD was unveiling a new processor called the &quot;moron.&quot;

I dunno about you, but normal people don't think those who are trying to do something about their ignorace are morons.
 


<< how'd you know I was running netscape as root? >>



uid = root



<< I guess that's a bad thing eh? Alright I wont do it anymore... the reason why I was doing it was to download stuff I wanted to install. >>



Download things to the home dir of your normal every day user. Compile it under that uid, and install using root (or sudo).



<< ------------
This is what I got from typing &quot;df&quot;:

Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
/dev/ad0s1a 49583 48835 -3218 107% /
/dev/ad0s1f 13134105 626433 11456944 5% /usr
/dev/ad0s1e 19815 4520 13710 25% /var
procfs 4 4 0 100% /proc
------------
What the hell are these things? Partitions? I see that something is at 107% capacity.

I have 14 gigs free... why is it doing this? What can I do to increase the
capacity of /dev/ad0s1a? >>



You do not need to increase the / parition. /usr is where all of your applications will be installed. If you installed the ports section check out /usr/ports. ports is a great, installation of programs is made infinitely easier. Just remember, run as little as root as possible and trust no one. If you haven't already, look for information on securing the box. It is not fun, but it pays off in the end.
 

n0cmonkey,

Thanks for all your help. I couldn't help but notice you have a Sparc10 listed under your system rigs.

I have Sparc4 lying here... do you know if these can use standard dimms, or do they need some special ram?
 


<< Not harassing, just commenting. If you will explain your signature line I'm willing to listen with an open mind. >>



Not commenting, being an ass. Acting like that isn't helping, and as far as I'm concerned if you are going to act like that you arne't welcome here.
 
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