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HPUX won't start
I have attached the error message. I have boot into single user mode. Can someone show me how i can delete files to free up space?
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In single-user mode -
fsck /dev/vx/dsk/rootdg/varvol # to ensure it is not corrupt
mount /usr; mount /tmp; mount /var # bdf & df commands should now work, though you may have to specify the full path to the commands, e.g /usr/bin/bdf
cd /var/tmp; ls -l # Looking for large files
rm /var/tmp/* # Nothing in /var/tmp should be necessary after a reboot - DBAs note, "tmp" is NOT a good place to store stuff!
At least, this should give you room in /var to boot the system.
cd /var
du -sk |sort -n # See what's taking up the most space
Most likely culprits are /var/tmp (temp files not cleaned up by apps), /var/spool (mail & print files) & log files (possibly hardware error logs)
Post the results here if you're not sure what the files are or if they can be safely deleted
fsck /dev/vx/dsk/rootdg/varvol # to ensure it is not corrupt
mount /usr; mount /tmp; mount /var # bdf & df commands should now work, though you may have to specify the full path to the commands, e.g /usr/bin/bdf
cd /var/tmp; ls -l # Looking for large files
rm /var/tmp/* # Nothing in /var/tmp should be necessary after a reboot - DBAs note, "tmp" is NOT a good place to store stuff!
At least, this should give you room in /var to boot the system.
cd /var
du -sk |sort -n # See what's taking up the most space
Most likely culprits are /var/tmp (temp files not cleaned up by apps), /var/spool (mail & print files) & log files (possibly hardware error logs)
Post the results here if you're not sure what the files are or if they can be safely deleted
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@tfewster ...you are exactly correct in your advice.
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