Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 14:04:17 +1000 From: Andrew Johns <A_Johns@TurnAround.com.au> To: kelvin Liu <kelvin@taipingcarpets.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: err in file system full Message-ID: <371D4E41.DAC31AE2@TurnAround.com.au> References: <371D486B.AE58FBB8@taipingcarpets.com>
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kelvin Liu wrote: > > Dear Alfred, > > I get one more error that is > > unix /kernel: pid [9717] (mail.local) , uid 0 on /:file system full > > But I check my hard disk space that is more space. Could you tell me > what is this mean. Thanks you very much > It probably means that whatever the mailer process was **trying** to do filled up the root partition. When it failed, the process would have deleted the temporary files and, thus, you have the space back again. I'm guessing someone's sent a large attachment in their email or they're trying to hack your system. Check where users mail gets put (typically /var/mail/...) and which partition that resides on (ie:is /var a subdirectory on / or is it a separate partition). The process could also be filling /tmp (if that is not a separate partition) when trying to handle mail attachments. No doubt someone will correct me or point you in a clearer direction. -- Regards | _/\_/\ Andrew Johns BSc (Comp Sci) | / \ TurnAround Solutions Pty Ltd | \_...__/ http://www.turnaround.com.au/ | \/ "The box said 'Requires Windows 95, NT, or better,' so I installed FreeBSD." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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