[opensuse] /tmp is taken the whole partition!
Problem: /tmp is growing unlimited. Most of the files taken the space are img.out.XX (XX= numbers). There is also audio.pcm of 1.6 GB but it is only one. /temp is now 22 GB. The system is almost unusable. Ref: opensuse 10.3 64b / compiz-fusion /amd fx-55 /nvidia 8800. I run all the updates as they become available. Q1: what are those img.out files? Q2: do I have a virus? Q3: Any direction where should I go? Thxs, -=terry(Denver)=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 12 November 2007 16:02:33 Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
Problem: /tmp is growing unlimited. Most of the files taken the space are img.out.XX (XX= numbers). There is also audio.pcm of 1.6 GB but it is only one. /temp is now 22 GB. The system is almost unusable.
Ref: opensuse 10.3 64b / compiz-fusion /amd fx-55 /nvidia 8800. I run all the updates as they become available.
Q1: what are those img.out files?
A quick google suggests that you've been using a program called recordmydesktop - a program that makes a video out of a desktop session. Have you been using that, or something similar? audio.pcm is a sound file, and img.out are images. The best way of finding out what it is is to play the sound and view the images
Q2: do I have a virus?
Of course not, don't be silly
Q3: Any direction where should I go?
When you use programs like recordmydesktop, remember to close them down Anders -- Madness takes its toll -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Monday 2007-11-12 at 08:02 -0700, Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
Problem: /tmp is growing unlimited. Most of the files taken the space are img.out.XX (XX= numbers). There is also audio.pcm of 1.6 GB but it is only one. /temp is now 22 GB. The system is almost unusable.
Ref: opensuse 10.3 64b / compiz-fusion /amd fx-55 /nvidia 8800. I run all the updates as they become available.
Q1: what are those img.out files?
What multimedia programs are you running?
Q2: do I have a virus?
Dunno, its influenza time. You mean a biological virus, don't you? I'm sure my keyboard and screen are full of bacteria, virii and fungi, together with some nutrients - that's the only kind of virus I've met in ten years time :-P
Q3: Any direction where should I go?
Log-off your user, delete all files belonging to your user under /tmp, then tell the system to delete /tmp files periodically or at boottime or both (your choice). And find the culprit: probably a program not cleaning its own house. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFHOHSqtTMYHG2NR9URAh8aAKCXf3ysUe/PYfT+Iy4AKY7BOlmsWwCdH817 r+gWL9FMwMfL5wjIB5XVKpg= =pc/0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon November 12 2007 08:43, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Q3: Any direction where should I go?
Log-off your user, delete all files belonging to your user under /tmp, then tell the system to delete /tmp files periodically or at boottime or both (your choice).
To implement that the easiest is to go to YaST2 / System / "/etc/sysconfig Editor" and edit these two items: - System / Cron / MAX_DAYS_IN_TMP: 7 - System / Cron / CLEAR_TMP_DIRS_AT_BOOTUP: yes I've had this problem in the past, but it was with temporary PDFs (from Firefox?) accumulating. -- Carlos FL Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my disk? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
Problem: /tmp is growing unlimited. Most of the files taken the space are img.out.XX (XX= numbers). There is also audio.pcm of 1.6 GB but it is only one. /temp is now 22 GB. The system is almost unusable.
Ref: opensuse 10.3 64b / compiz-fusion /amd fx-55 /nvidia 8800. I run all the updates as they become available.
Q1: what are those img.out files? Q2: do I have a virus? Q3: Any direction where should I go?
Thxs,
-=terry(Denver)=-
1. What is your current status with ICE? 2. You can safely remove ALL files in /tmp right now, this very instant. Any process which is currently using a file in /tmp will continue to hold it open, and has a "file handle" for the file(s) it needs. With this file handle still "open", the file NAME will be removed from whatever directory it is in, but its space will not be de-allocated until the process holding the handle closes the file. As long as the process keeps the file open, it can continue to do input/output on the file, until it closes the file. 3: Note, your problem is one reason why I specifically put /tmp on its own partition -- I personally don't like all of that disk activity on the same filesystem (partition) as the root filesystem, which holds the core of the operating system. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 21:23 -0500, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
Problem: /tmp is growing unlimited. Most of the files taken the space are img.out.XX (XX= numbers). There is also audio.pcm of 1.6 GB but it is only one. /temp is now 22 GB. The system is almost unusable.
Ref: opensuse 10.3 64b / compiz-fusion /amd fx-55 /nvidia 8800. I run all the updates as they become available.
Q1: what are those img.out files? Q2: do I have a virus? Q3: Any direction where should I go?
Thxs,
-=terry(Denver)=-
1. What is your current status with ICE?
2. You can safely remove ALL files in /tmp right now, this very instant.
Any process which is currently using a file in /tmp will continue to hold it open, and has a "file handle" for the file(s) it needs. With this file handle still "open", the file NAME will be removed from whatever directory it is in, but its space will not be de-allocated until the process holding the handle closes the file.
As long as the process keeps the file open, it can continue to do input/output on the file, until it closes the file.
3: Note, your problem is one reason why I specifically put /tmp on its own partition -- I personally don't like all of that disk activity on the same filesystem (partition) as the root filesystem, which holds the core of the operating system.
Thxs Aaron, I have the problem resolved see my previous replies. I like your approach of creating a separate partition. I'll do it. Best regards, -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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