Public bug reported: PHP in Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS includes /etc/cron.d/php5:
09,39 * * * * root [ -x /usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime ] && [ -d /var/lib/php5 ] && find /var/lib/php5/ -type f -cmin +$(/usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime) -print0 | xargs -n 200 -r -0 rm $ dpkg -S /etc/cron.d/php5 php5-common: /etc/cron.d/php5 if your server generates PHP sessions faster than they can be deleted by the cron job, the disk on which /var/lib/php5 is located will run out of inodes, and thence to a loss of service. It is caused by this upstream workaround: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=461755#20 The latest version of the cron job that does PHP session garbage collection is here: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg- php/php.git;a=blob;f=debian/php5-common.php5.cron.d;hb=HEAD This is related to Bug #316441 and Bug #482720 ** Affects: php5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to php5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/802565 Title: Arbitrary file limit in garbage-collection cron script causes loss of service To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/802565/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
