[BlueOnyx:09332] Re: /var/spool is at 3GB causing /var to fil

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Jimmy Gross wrote:
> 
> /var/spool is at 3GB which is making the directory get full which is causing
> mail to stop.
> 
> How do I clear this?

What file(s) inside /var/spool are growing?  Find that out, and you'll 
know what to clear.

If your /var/spool/mqueue directory is growing with a bunch of files, 
you'll want to find out why.  Maybe you've been mailbombed, hacked, 
spammed or have some sort of delivery problem.  In /var/spool, that 
would be my first guess to look for.

> I have rebooted the server twice but no change.

Right.  Rebooting a server isn't going to remove files.  Besides, I try 
and reboot as infrequently as possible, using reboots only for when 
there is no other option, or to load a new kernel.

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