++ 03/08/01 16:46 +0300 - Alexis Vasquez:
> Hi. everyone.
>
> Suddenly I found my root directory "/" full at 100% usage.
> the only strange thing I found was the archive /proc/kcore with about 500MB
> size, but I don't know if I must delete it. but I tried
> with no success it has -r-------- root root . I logged as root
> but don't let me rm kcore. and cat /dev/null>kcore either works.
And good for you that it did not. The /proc directory is a fiction concocted
by the kernel. It aint real, those are not files. The /proc/kcore 'file' is,
in reality, an interface to look at ALL of your system memory. It's there for
debuging purposes, and can only be read by root, because otherwise, you open
up a big security hole.
You can not write to it, there is no way to predict what the page table will
do next, so there is no point there. You cannot delete it, it isnt a real
file. And it is not taking up any disc space.
You might want to use the command:
du -x -h / | less
to look at what is going on your actuall discs. The -h flag makes the numbers
a little nicer, and the -x flag keeps it on one filesystem.
--
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