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  1. #1
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    I am working on the unix box and this error message keeps on popping up every 10 seconds..
    I see that /var is full, but how do I add more space to that..
    I am not a sysadmin, but have privileges to start working on this as a root..
    Thanks, ST
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    Message from syslogd@noascrm001 at Thu Aug 30 15:40:25 2001
    ...
    noascrm001 sendmail[8262]: NOQUEUE: low on space (have 10, SMTP-DAEMON needs 101 in /var/spool/mque)

    sxt2708@noascrm001 /var/spool $ df -k
    Filesystem 1024-blocks Free %Used Iused %Iused Mounted on
    /dev/hd4 65536 36940 44% 1975 7% /
    /dev/hd2 802816 9528 99% 32735 17% /usr
    /dev/hd9var 262144 40 100% 420 1% /var
    /dev/hd3 524288 503864 4% 99 1% /tmp
    /dev/hd1 262144 243908 7% 560 1% /home
    /dev/lv00 65536 14008 79% 578 4% /usr/welcome_arcade
    /dev/lv01 32768 11652 65% 396 5% /usr/welcome
    /dev/SAN-D20 124518400 116035464 7% 48151 1% /san/d20
    sxt2708@noascrm001 /var/spool $

  2. #2
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    To increase /var,
    (1)you can either expand the partition(/var) if you have free space directly below it OR
    (2) you can create new partition and copy file system to
    this partition

    hth

    np70

  3. #3
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    Thanks np70..
    As I said, I am completely new in this area, and would request you to be in DETAIL.. Whatever you want, I can query and post it..
    Thanks, ST

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    For a temporary solution, you can delete some of the junk files that might have accumulated, such as in /var/tmp.

    1. You can add a new disk, create a partition with sufficient space on it and mount your file system on that partition.

    2. If you have only one disk and if you have your OS on that, I doubt whether you can re-partition it without wiping out the entire OS. In that case, back up your entire on either tapes or cartridges and re-partition your disk and mount your file system on the new partitions.


  5. #5
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    Do you have Smit?

    Here is what I do.
    Check the volume group to see is you have more space to allocate.
    #lsvg
    You can only add Free PPs, be carefule I am understanding once you allocate them. you can not get that space back.

    as Root
    #smit
    System Storage Management System
    File Systems
    Add/Change/Show Filesystems
    Journaled File Systems
    Change/Show characteristic of Journaled File System
    Choose /var
    Go to Size of File System, Allocate more space (this is in 512k Blocks)
    Hit Enter should say ok when done.

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