Date: 25 Mar 2001 14:59:09 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Out of disk space on / Message-ID: <44k85d8vsi.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: smnoldelinux@mediaone.net's message of "25 Mar 2001 05:52:00 %2B0200" References: <3ABD6B50.54C9DF5D@mediaone.net>
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smnoldelinux@mediaone.net (Scott Nolde) writes: > I'm in the middle of a 'make installworld && make mergemaster' and I > keep getting a "filespace full" error. Is there any way I can create a > symlink to my /usr partition just so I can regain some space? Yes. However, it's usually not a good idea, because almost everything on the root partition needs to be there in case a problem keeps /usr from getting mounted. /tmp is the main target for moving off of the root partition, but cleaning it out is often just as effective. Also, running softupdates on your root partition can have this result, because when you delete a file on a softupdates partition, the space isn't freed up again for tens of seconds. [Personally, I just don't run softupdates on my root partition; given that it doesn't get changed often, there's hardly any point.] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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