[BlueOnyx:09333] Re: /var/spool is at 3GB causing /var to fil

[Gerald Waugh]

Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet wrote:
> 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.
> 

wise, if the server has severe problems, rebooting may make it
unreachable, requiring a trip to the data-center or a support call


-- 
Gerald