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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org