open a console, and run
cd /var
du

...it will show you the disk use of all the files in the var directo

Nathan Neben wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I am running an Endian FW release 1.1rc8 and was using OpenVPN
> successfully
> for many months.
> 
> Just recently clients attempting to connect to the VPN are being denied
> access due to authentication errors.
> 
> The specific error in the OpenVPN log is:
> 
>  <username>/66.177.212.59:2893 TLS Auth Error: could not write
> username/password to file: openvpn_2775_1860.tmp
> 
> So I went to find out why a file could not be written.  Assuming that I
> must
> be out of HDD space somewhere I checked out the Disk Usage report and see
> that:
> 
> /dev/hda4 mounted on /var is 100% used.  It has 987M of space.
> 
> OK, so I once attempted to learn Linux and never had to use it so it never
> really sunk in, so I am a little familiar with the OS, but only enough to
> not be intimidated by it.
> 
> I'm guessing that there is some logging feature turned on that has filled
> up
> the 987M (hard to believe) and now other features are impacted because
> they
> need this space as well.
> 
> What I need is a kind soul to GENTLY take me by the hand and help me
> through
> identifying the source of the files filling up this partition and help me
> flush them out so I can get my VPN functional again.
> 
> Maybe the VPN issue has nothing to do with /dev/hda4 being full.  If not,
> then troubleshooting the cause for the TLS Auth errors would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Nathan.
> 
> 
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