Seperate /var partition is still getting full [duplicate]
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Very large log files, what should I do?
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The /var partition on my intel ssd is getting full. Even though I have increased it size to 100GB, which is quite ridiculous.
The kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big.
First of all how can I remove the files? Because just deleting them is denied.
And second what is the cause and how can I prevent this from happening?
ssd log
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Very large log files, what should I do?
4 answers
The /var partition on my intel ssd is getting full. Even though I have increased it size to 100GB, which is quite ridiculous.
The kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big.
First of all how can I remove the files? Because just deleting them is denied.
And second what is the cause and how can I prevent this from happening?
ssd log
edited Jan 6 at 13:15
pomsky
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asked Jan 5 at 21:17
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marked as duplicate by pomsky, Kulfy, karel, Eric Carvalho, Thomas Jan 7 at 7:57
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It'd be helpful to know what exactly is getting full. Provide us the output ofsudo du -h --max-depth=1 /var/ | sort -has an edit for us to get some guidance on what exactly is taking up space. This'll help us to start narrowing down the files using up all the space.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 21:23
What brand/model system? Have you updated UEFI & SSD's firmware? Some brands have run away log files like this and need boot parameters: Asus x555u w/o pci=nomsi - space issue on drive and runaway log files filling drive ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327103&page=3
– oldfred
Jan 5 at 21:37
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the kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:38
As requested the list of files:< pre>4,0K /var/local 4,0K /var/mail 4,0K /var/metrics 4,0K /var/opt 16K /var/lost+found 52K /var/spool 52K /var/tmp 252K /var/snap 916K /var/crash 1,5M /var/webmin 2,6M /var/backups 48M /var/cache 1,9G /var/lib 64G /var/log 66G /var/ </pre>
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:39
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Very large log files, what should I do?
4 answers
The /var partition on my intel ssd is getting full. Even though I have increased it size to 100GB, which is quite ridiculous.
The kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big.
First of all how can I remove the files? Because just deleting them is denied.
And second what is the cause and how can I prevent this from happening?
ssd log
edited Jan 6 at 13:15
pomsky
30.5k1193127
asked Jan 5 at 21:17
cor905828cor905828
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This question already has an answer here:
Very large log files, what should I do?
4 answers
The /var partition on my intel ssd is getting full. Even though I have increased it size to 100GB, which is quite ridiculous.
The kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big.
First of all how can I remove the files? Because just deleting them is denied.
And second what is the cause and how can I prevent this from happening?
This question already has an answer here:
Very large log files, what should I do?
4 answers
ssd log
ssd log
edited Jan 6 at 13:15
pomsky
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asked Jan 5 at 21:17
cor905828cor905828
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edited Jan 6 at 13:15
pomsky
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asked Jan 5 at 21:17
cor905828cor905828
61
edited Jan 6 at 13:15
pomsky
30.5k1193127
edited Jan 6 at 13:15
pomsky
30.5k1193127
edited Jan 6 at 13:15
pomsky
30.5k1193127
30.5k1193127
asked Jan 5 at 21:17
cor905828cor905828
61
asked Jan 5 at 21:17
cor905828cor905828
61
asked Jan 5 at 21:17
cor905828cor905828
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marked as duplicate by pomsky, Kulfy, karel, Eric Carvalho, Thomas Jan 7 at 7:57
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marked as duplicate by pomsky, Kulfy, karel, Eric Carvalho, Thomas Jan 7 at 7:57
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It'd be helpful to know what exactly is getting full. Provide us the output ofsudo du -h --max-depth=1 /var/ | sort -has an edit for us to get some guidance on what exactly is taking up space. This'll help us to start narrowing down the files using up all the space.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 21:23
What brand/model system? Have you updated UEFI & SSD's firmware? Some brands have run away log files like this and need boot parameters: Asus x555u w/o pci=nomsi - space issue on drive and runaway log files filling drive ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327103&page=3
– oldfred
Jan 5 at 21:37
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the kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:38
As requested the list of files:< pre>4,0K /var/local 4,0K /var/mail 4,0K /var/metrics 4,0K /var/opt 16K /var/lost+found 52K /var/spool 52K /var/tmp 252K /var/snap 916K /var/crash 1,5M /var/webmin 2,6M /var/backups 48M /var/cache 1,9G /var/lib 64G /var/log 66G /var/ </pre>
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:39
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It'd be helpful to know what exactly is getting full. Provide us the output ofsudo du -h --max-depth=1 /var/ | sort -has an edit for us to get some guidance on what exactly is taking up space. This'll help us to start narrowing down the files using up all the space.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 21:23
What brand/model system? Have you updated UEFI & SSD's firmware? Some brands have run away log files like this and need boot parameters: Asus x555u w/o pci=nomsi - space issue on drive and runaway log files filling drive ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327103&page=3
– oldfred
Jan 5 at 21:37
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the kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:38
As requested the list of files:< pre>4,0K /var/local 4,0K /var/mail 4,0K /var/metrics 4,0K /var/opt 16K /var/lost+found 52K /var/spool 52K /var/tmp 252K /var/snap 916K /var/crash 1,5M /var/webmin 2,6M /var/backups 48M /var/cache 1,9G /var/lib 64G /var/log 66G /var/ </pre>
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:39
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It'd be helpful to know what exactly is getting full. Provide us the output of
sudo du -h --max-depth=1 /var/ | sort -h as an edit for us to get some guidance on what exactly is taking up space. This'll help us to start narrowing down the files using up all the space.– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 21:23
It'd be helpful to know what exactly is getting full. Provide us the output of
sudo du -h --max-depth=1 /var/ | sort -h as an edit for us to get some guidance on what exactly is taking up space. This'll help us to start narrowing down the files using up all the space.– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 21:23
What brand/model system? Have you updated UEFI & SSD's firmware? Some brands have run away log files like this and need boot parameters: Asus x555u w/o pci=nomsi - space issue on drive and runaway log files filling drive ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327103&page=3
– oldfred
Jan 5 at 21:37
What brand/model system? Have you updated UEFI & SSD's firmware? Some brands have run away log files like this and need boot parameters: Asus x555u w/o pci=nomsi - space issue on drive and runaway log files filling drive ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327103&page=3
– oldfred
Jan 5 at 21:37
1
1
the kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:38
the kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:38
As requested the list of files:< pre>4,0K /var/local 4,0K /var/mail 4,0K /var/metrics 4,0K /var/opt 16K /var/lost+found 52K /var/spool 52K /var/tmp 252K /var/snap 916K /var/crash 1,5M /var/webmin 2,6M /var/backups 48M /var/cache 1,9G /var/lib 64G /var/log 66G /var/ </pre>
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:39
As requested the list of files:< pre>4,0K /var/local 4,0K /var/mail 4,0K /var/metrics 4,0K /var/opt 16K /var/lost+found 52K /var/spool 52K /var/tmp 252K /var/snap 916K /var/crash 1,5M /var/webmin 2,6M /var/backups 48M /var/cache 1,9G /var/lib 64G /var/log 66G /var/ </pre>
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:39
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First of all how can I remove the files? Because just deleting them is denied.
Please don't. Deleting a log file might crash a program that depends on it still being there. You can however empty it with
sudo > /var/log/syslog
if you want to clear out syslog. But please do that AFTER you fixed the problem it is logging.
And second what is the cause and how can I prevent this from happening?
Errors for instance. Or over-aggressive logging.
sudo tail -n 1000 /var/log/syslog
will show the last 1000 lines of syslog. Examine what is shown, google (error) messages and fix them.
Same applies to other log files. Like /var/log/kern.log or if there /var/log/messages.
answered Jan 5 at 21:45
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First of all how can I remove the files? Because just deleting them is denied.
Please don't. Deleting a log file might crash a program that depends on it still being there. You can however empty it with
sudo > /var/log/syslog
if you want to clear out syslog. But please do that AFTER you fixed the problem it is logging.
And second what is the cause and how can I prevent this from happening?
Errors for instance. Or over-aggressive logging.
sudo tail -n 1000 /var/log/syslog
will show the last 1000 lines of syslog. Examine what is shown, google (error) messages and fix them.
Same applies to other log files. Like /var/log/kern.log or if there /var/log/messages.
answered Jan 5 at 21:45
RinzwindRinzwind
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First of all how can I remove the files? Because just deleting them is denied.
Please don't. Deleting a log file might crash a program that depends on it still being there. You can however empty it with
sudo > /var/log/syslog
if you want to clear out syslog. But please do that AFTER you fixed the problem it is logging.
And second what is the cause and how can I prevent this from happening?
Errors for instance. Or over-aggressive logging.
sudo tail -n 1000 /var/log/syslog
will show the last 1000 lines of syslog. Examine what is shown, google (error) messages and fix them.
Same applies to other log files. Like /var/log/kern.log or if there /var/log/messages.
answered Jan 5 at 21:45
RinzwindRinzwind
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First of all how can I remove the files? Because just deleting them is denied.
Please don't. Deleting a log file might crash a program that depends on it still being there. You can however empty it with
sudo > /var/log/syslog
if you want to clear out syslog. But please do that AFTER you fixed the problem it is logging.
And second what is the cause and how can I prevent this from happening?
Errors for instance. Or over-aggressive logging.
sudo tail -n 1000 /var/log/syslog
will show the last 1000 lines of syslog. Examine what is shown, google (error) messages and fix them.
Same applies to other log files. Like /var/log/kern.log or if there /var/log/messages.
answered Jan 5 at 21:45
RinzwindRinzwind
206k28394526
First of all how can I remove the files? Because just deleting them is denied.
Please don't. Deleting a log file might crash a program that depends on it still being there. You can however empty it with
sudo > /var/log/syslog
if you want to clear out syslog. But please do that AFTER you fixed the problem it is logging.
And second what is the cause and how can I prevent this from happening?
Errors for instance. Or over-aggressive logging.
sudo tail -n 1000 /var/log/syslog
will show the last 1000 lines of syslog. Examine what is shown, google (error) messages and fix them.
Same applies to other log files. Like /var/log/kern.log or if there /var/log/messages.
answered Jan 5 at 21:45
RinzwindRinzwind
206k28394526
answered Jan 5 at 21:45
RinzwindRinzwind
206k28394526
answered Jan 5 at 21:45
RinzwindRinzwind
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answered Jan 5 at 21:45
RinzwindRinzwind
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206k28394526
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It'd be helpful to know what exactly is getting full. Provide us the output of
sudo du -h --max-depth=1 /var/ | sort -has an edit for us to get some guidance on what exactly is taking up space. This'll help us to start narrowing down the files using up all the space.– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 21:23
What brand/model system? Have you updated UEFI & SSD's firmware? Some brands have run away log files like this and need boot parameters: Asus x555u w/o pci=nomsi - space issue on drive and runaway log files filling drive ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327103&page=3
– oldfred
Jan 5 at 21:37
1
the kern.log and syslog. files are each 31.7 GB big
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:38
As requested the list of files:< pre>4,0K /var/local 4,0K /var/mail 4,0K /var/metrics 4,0K /var/opt 16K /var/lost+found 52K /var/spool 52K /var/tmp 252K /var/snap 916K /var/crash 1,5M /var/webmin 2,6M /var/backups 48M /var/cache 1,9G /var/lib 64G /var/log 66G /var/ </pre>
– cor905828
Jan 5 at 21:39