On Sat, 2006-03-18 at 16:43 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > A short while ago I had a problem on my server box which resulted in mail > being neither collected or sent. The error 'Insufficient system storage' > came from postfix. Something else, I think it was the greeter when I tried > to clear things by logging out, said that there was insufficient space > in /tmp. > > Any ideas of what can cause this, or how to avoid it? Thanks > 1. Check the size of /tmp. I use 2Gib since that leaves me lots of room for the things I do. 2. Check the normal usage of space in temp. That is the temporary filesystem space that everything uses. If you have a rogue process that leaves files there or something else using space in temp that is not normal it should be tracked down and managed appropriately. This type problem is why I use a separate filesystem for /usr /var /var/log /tmp /home and /. By having appropriately sized partitions I can be assured in most cases that a single rogue process filling up a filesystem will not bring the server to its knees. > Anne > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
