* Platoali ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [16.08.08 13:13]: > Sebastian Günther wrote: > > OK here is a diference to big to be normal between df and du. > > > > 14GB against 5.5GB > > > > We are definetly missing something... > > > > Yes, that is the strange thing. > This should definetly be investigated. This could be a hint that there is someone else using this server, e.g. it could be hacked...
> > > Last week, I was alarmed that / root is 98 percent full. but I could not > > > find any reason why server is full. and a restart freed 8 gig of space. > > > but now it is again getting full slowly. > > > > That's /tmp: try to watch, what actually is writing in it. > > I will add a new hard and mount /tmp to it. I thing that is them most > sensible solution. > No, you should definetly find out, who is writing such an enourmous amount of data into your /tmp. This is not OK, especially, if you can't find, what this actually is. > > > Thanks > Platoali > A sysadmin has always to be paranoid. And if I don't know what's going on THEY are involved... concerned Sebastian -- " Religion ist das Opium des Volkes. " Karl Marx [EMAIL PROTECTED]@N GÜNTHER mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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