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Subject: Re: File system full
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Paul Khavkine wrote:

> Today for i have noticed that the /tmp partition on one of our mail
> servers was reported as
> full. I have checked if there's any files in /tmp but found that it
> wasn't true.
>
>
> du reports that /tmp is only using 50K.
>
> After a few minutes the size changed from 100% to 66%.
>
> Even that makes no sense:

That would probably be the 'softupdates' effect. It was full, then whatever
filled it got deleted; and, due to the softupdates delay, you see it
gradually be freed again.

- Mark