> fabian wrote: >>> fabian wrote: >>> >>>> apprecite some help n advice how to get reid of this directory >>> Is /var/ on a separate file system? It sounds like there is just >>> a massive amount of files there, if /var is split out then you >>> can move all other data off of /var and reformat it, and copy the >>> data back. >>> >>> Otherwise perhaps just run rm -rf havp and wait till it finishes, >>> maybe take a few minutes, hours, or days. >>> >>> Do you know what havp is? I'd suggest finding it's configuration >>> and fixing it so it doesn't create so many files. >>> >>> nate >>> >> >> Thanks nate for ur immediate reply >> >> really apprecite >> >> by the way i had tried to rm -rf havp but it was jus takin a real long >> time >> actually the var partition is on different file system >> but the partition also servers as a data for our ftp server >> >> i will try to move the data >> >> but was jus wondering if somethin easier could be there to solve it >> >> as of now after disabling the cron script the systems being workin fine >> for almost a week with no problems >> >> but have to find the solulation for the problem > > Is this really a (normal) side effect of enabling mandatory locks on the > file system as havp claims to require? (And the reason that unix-like > systems rarely use mandatory locks)? > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell at gmail.com > Once gain thanks so much guys i just managed to get rid of the /var/tmp/havp directory actually i was little in hurry for my earlier reply what i did was i went to single user mode and did a rm -rf /var/tmp/havp and it took almost more thn 4 hrs to delete the directory and contents more thn 40 gb stuff housed in it anyway way i put missing scripts back in my crontab files and will check tomorrow when all the users start usng the server. I really do apprecite all ur help thanks once again regards Fabian also i try to see to restrict the size if i can in havp > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.