Turgut Kalfaoglu wrote: > > Let's assume that you have successfully ignored the patches, > and announcements, and ended up with a system (Mandrake 7.1) > that has over 5 MILLION files on its /var/log/mail and /news directories. > > Let's also assume that when you type: > [root@db2 mail]# rm * > you get: > bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long > > any ideas what you can do to save your servers? :) > > Thank you! > -turgut > > PS: 5 million files is an estimate. > > ----- Divide and conquer: rm [Aa]* rm [Bb]* rm [Cc]* etc., etc. Ron -- +----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA WWW : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://ronandheather.dhs.org | +----------------------------------------------------------+
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