--- "Sherman, Paul (CEOSH)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ted Spradley said: > > How big is /tmp? Is it in a separate file system by itself, a > virtual > memory backed filesystem, in the root file system, a symlink to > somewhere else? > > (All info today is from memory, the system is at home and I can't get > on-line > from there until I get this going again.) > > I'm not sure how big /tmp is. It's located in the root file system, with no > links anywhere else. What bugs me about it is that it was big enough > until a month ago. What changed and how do I repair it? > > Do yourself a favor and create a normal user account. Use that to > look > around and get to know your system, like how many filesystems there > are, > where they're mounted, how much swap you have, where the log files > live > > ... and only log in as root if you can't log in as a normal user, > and you know why. > > I have two user accounts set up. When I startx in them, I only get the > blank Gnome > screen without any menus, so they're pretty useless to me. The info I've > read (man > pages and the half-dozen Linux books tell me that I need to copy something > over to > have a usable user X session - but for some reason I never seem to copy the > right files to the right place. The ones I have copied don't make any > difference. So in order to use X at all, > I have to log in as root. > > I've been using the system for about a year under RH 6.2 without many > problems until this. > Sadly, If I'm lucky, I get to use the thing about once a week, so it means > limited time to > really dig in. At this rate I may be back up by Memorial Day. > > Any suggestions? > > Paul Sherman > Biomedical Engineer > VA Center for Engineering & Occupational Safety and Health > (CEOSH) > St. Louis, MO > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
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