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Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:22:51 +0100
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From: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: /var getting full
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On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> wrote:
> Type:
> sync
>
>
> Then:
> df -h
>
> Then:
> cd /var && du -hd 1
>
>
> Post results.
>

As well as this, any unlinked files that have file handles open by
running processes will not be accounted for in du, but will be counted
in df. You could try restarting services that write to /var.

Cheers

Tom