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RW writes:

>  > I have about 500MB in my /tmp and it seems to be too small when the
>  > periodic LOCATE script runs every week.
>  
>  There's also a periodic script to remove older files from /tmp which
>  may help.

	My gut reaction is: what's taking up so much room?
	My /tmp contains 6 mbytes.  Even back when it was sharing space
on a 500 mbyte /, it only filled up on the rare occasions when something
went Horribly Wrong(tm) with a large compilation or backup.
	To the OP:
	See what you can delete.
	Then figure out what's filling it up.

	Respoectfully,


						Robert Huff