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Date:      Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:23:00 -0800
From:      "Michael C. Shultz" <ringworm01@gmail.com>
To:        Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Dave Webster <dwebman@telus.net>
Subject:   Re: filesystem full error
Message-ID:  <200511070823.01175.ringworm01@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <54db43990511070819g2d5d5bfchf507626a33c921f2@mail.gmail.com>
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On Monday 07 November 2005 08:19, Bob Johnson wrote:
> On 11/7/05, Michael C. Shultz <ringworm01@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Monday 07 November 2005 07:03, Micah wrote:
> > > Michael C. Shultz wrote:
> > > > On Sunday 06 November 2005 23:27, Dave Webster wrote:
> > > >>Tried the link  and commented out the line in /etc/fstab, rebooted
> > > >> but still get the same problem.
> > > >
> > > > You still get this? VVVVVVVVV
> > > >
> > > > /var: write failed, filesystem is full
> > > >
> > > >>>>>>>mkdir: /var/db/pkg/ORBit-0.5.17_2: No space left on device
> > > >>>>>>>pkg_add: can't record package infor
> > > >>>>>>> '/var/db/pkg/ORBit-0.5.17_2', you're on your own!
> > >
> > > I'm not seeing the connection between the /tmp partition and a /var
> > > filesytem error.  On his system they're different partitions.
> > >
> > > Micah
> >
> > your right, don't know what I was thinking.
>
> It is still entirely reasonable to assume that he is running out of
> space on /var because of something using /var/tmp.
>
> I'd like to see the output of "ls -l /var" and "ls -l /".
>
> The results of "df" and of "du -d2 /var" with the new configuration
> (/var/tmp linked to /usr/tmp) taken while pkg_add is running _before_
> the error message appears would be good, too.
>
> - Bob

I wonder, can he register another, smaller port now?  Just how broke is
/var/db/pkg ???


-Mike





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