On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Daniel Goldin wrote:
> I keep getting the error message "no space left on device" when
> writing to /etc.
The answer is simple... your disk is full. :) Erase some files. :) Use
the 'df' command to check your free space on the various partitions.
(it's normal for free space + used space to not equal total space. In
this case the difference is space which is 'reserved').
Under Red Hat, the /var directory tends to pile up with useless cruft.
The 'logrotate' program keeps it organized, but never erases anything.
Since /var and /etc are both typically on the / partition, if it is small,
the giant log files can fill up all your space. Erase all the files in
/var/log which end in .1, .2, etc.
Also look in the /tmp directory, if it is on the / partition. It can from
time to time wind up with worthless files in it, some of which can be very
large. But be careful erasing them, they might be in use. :) In this
case it is usually best to switch to single user mode (by typing telinit
1) and erase them, then reboot.
Any other directory on your / partition is a possible candidate for
cleaning. /root is a common one which tends to "seem" insignificant but
actually collects a lot of stuff. If you have /home on the / partition,
then it is traditionally a big big user of space.
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