"Insufficient space in /var/sadm/pkg to save old files" Solaris9 2

[jhahs]

While installing patches on our Solaris 9 box, I get the following:
Insufficient space in /var/sadm/pkg to save old files
Is there a way to clear out the /var/sadm/pkg directory?
Do you just delete the entries?
If not, maybe redirect where the old packages are kept.
I would like to just keep the last two patch levels and delete the rest.

 

[cndcadams]

jhahs;

Never seen that error before.

I would think(this gets me into trouble sometimes) your problem is probably that your /var filesystem is filling up. what does df -h show for space available for var?

Do you have old messages or core dumps that can be removed.

Post your df -h output.

Thanks

CA

 

[Annihilannic]

When you install patches it saves the old files under /var/sadm/pkg/pkgname/save/patchid. If you are running short of space on /var and can't identify any files that need cleaning up, you can remove some of the older saved directories if you are sure you do not wish to back out the corresponding patches, which is unlikely if they have been installed for some time.

To remove the ones that are more than a year old, for example, you could use (at your own risk) something like:

[tt]find /var/sadm/pkg/*/save/??????-?? -type d -mtime +365 -prune | xargs rm -r[/tt]

Annihilannic.

 

[KenCunningham]

Alternatively, just save the older files to tape so that you can restore them if need be. Verify your save and delete them to give you the space back.

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