delete the fiels and shut down your news server ! Maybe keep the latest log file and try to see what error you're getting. Do you really need a news server ? Buchan Sarang Lakare wrote: > > Check the size of mail and news directory under /var > > drw------- 3 root root 5042176 Sep 26 15:25 news/ > drw------- 2 root root 8466432 Sep 27 10:05 mail/ > > If I run "lsattr -R /var/log/news" > > this is part of the infinitely long output of the above commands!! I think > something is majorly conked in this directory!!! any ideas how to fix > this?? > > -------- > /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.2.gz.5.gz.2.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.2.gz.2.gz.2.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.4.gz.5.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.5.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.3.gz.2.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.2.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.3.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.5.gz.2.gz.2.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.2.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.5.gz.2.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.5.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.2.gz.5.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.1.gz.3.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.3.gz.5.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.2.gz.3.gz > -------- > /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.1.gz.2.gz > -------- > /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.2.gz.3.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.3.gz.4.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.6.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.3.gz.2.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.1.gz.3.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.1.gz.2.gz.2.gz.2.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.3.gz.3.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.4.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.5.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.5.gz.1.gz.1.gz.3.gz > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.2.gz.3.gz.1 > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.5.gz.4.gz.1 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- |--------------------------------------------------------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone +27824722231 email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Centre for Automotive Engineering http://www.sun.ac.za/cae South Africas first satellite: http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za Control Models http://www.control.co.za |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------|
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