partition full

[datadan]

I have a full partition, but I cannot determine what is taking up space.

I do a df and see that /var is 100% full, but I can't determine what in var is taking up space. What commands can I use to determine what is taking up space.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[gui95]

lsof list open files.
you can find it on

http://www.rpmfind.net

for example

regards,

Gby

 

[unixfreak]

cd /var
du -sk * | sort -n

Cheers

 

[KenCunningham]

Quite often, var fills up because /var/adm/wtmp and wtmpx grow without being pruned. Have a look at them and if necessary do a cat /dev/null > /var/adm/wtmp(x) to clear them down. You can also do a find /var -size +2000 -print to find any largish files which could also be pruned. HTH.

 

[datadan]

du -sk * |sort -n is the tool I was looking for! thanks--

Now a further question. The two big offenders are:

/var/log/ippl
/var/

http://www.rh-7.3/html/manual

How can I delete all ippl entries before xyz date?
Is the /var/

http://www.rh-7.3/html/manual

file critical? Can I move it to a different directory?

Thanks,