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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Running out of space on /var partition
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On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:16:35 -0500, Dale wrote:

> Speaking of tmpfs, I should have re-emerged OOo on tmpfs.  It filled up=20
> /var and died, just a few minutes before it would have finished.  Oh=20
> well, I'll make /var bigger next time.  Maybe a couple more Gbs.  I put=20
> that http-replicator on here when I decided to keep my old rig up to=20
> date and it just eats up my /var.  I guess I could move http* directory=20
> tho.  ^_^

Filling up /var is bad, putting PORTAGE_TMPDIR somewhere less critical is
a good idea. Its own filesystem is best but as you don't use LVM, how
about a directory on that 750GB second drive you have.

Then if you get kernel panics during emerges, you'll know the drive is at
fault :)


--=20
Neil Bothwick

Beware of cover disks bearing upgrades.

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