On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Carl Hartung <suselinux@cehartung.com> wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2009 11:19:09 Kai Ponte wrote:
On my son's laptop, I went to reboot this morning. (I was trying to see why I couldn't connect via ssh.) On boot, I got a message that /tmp was full and that the desktop manager would not start.
What do I do? It won't let me login.
Hi Kai,
Boot into rescue mode using an install CD or DVD.
The default login is 'root' with no password.
Mount the partition with /tmp and /var/tmp (usually '/')
Clear out both directories (i.e. 'cd /tmp' then 'rm -rf *' etc.)
umount '/' and 'init 6' to reboot
Once booted into desktop, launch YaST's "/etc/sysconfig Editor"
Drill down to 'System' -> 'Cron' -> 'TMP_DIRS_TO_CLEAR'
Add to settings: "/tmp /var/tmp" (no quotes)
Then go to 'System' -> 'Cron' -> 'CLEAR_TMP_DIRS_AT_BOOTUP'
Set to "yes" (no quotes)
This problem will not recur.
hth & regards,
Carl
Can you login via text console. ie. From KDM type cntrl-alt-F1, then login. If so, then follow the above instructions. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org