Disk Space Warning on /dev/sda5 (var)

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    Disk Space Warning on /dev/sda5 (var)

    I realize i always get such problem, some part of my server are having a lot spaces and not used.

    I wanna ask how do i like set how much disk space i wanna give e.g /dev/sda1(home) and how much i wanna give to /dev/sda5

    Can anyone give me the line/guide to set in SSH or WHM etc.

    Regards and Thanks,
    Baoky
     
    bunbunx2, Dec 24, 2009 IP
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    bunbunx2 Peon

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    This the statistic i get from df

    Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
    /dev/sda7 2030736 548684 1377232 29% /
    /dev/sda8 107648932 15001956 87090496 15% /home
    /dev/sda6 2030736 38664 1887252 3% /tmp
    /dev/sda5 10153988 8589060 1040812 90% /var
    /dev/sda2 10154020 4952416 4677484 52% /usr
    /dev/sda1 194442 20226 164177 11% /boot
    tmpfs 4087176 0 4087176 0% /dev/shm


    If you did realize that /home got a lot spaces, how do i lower /home disk space to /var

    Regards,
    Baoky
     
    bunbunx2, Dec 24, 2009 IP
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    kailash Well-Known Member

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    Hello Baoky,

    You cannot resize the partition now. The partition should be set during OS installation. You can cleanup the space from /var partition by removing unwanted logs from /var/log directory. Also, if you have large MySQL databases, I suggest to change MySQL location from /var/lib/mysql to other location (say /home/mysql). If you do not have good technical skill, I suggest you to hire an admin to take care of this because a single mistake may crate a problem (probably data loss) to move your MySQL location.

    Kailash
     
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    Hi,

    Usually, /var fills quickly due to logs that genrates in server. You should keep tracks of logs and remove those time to time by keeping current logs.

    Thanks...
     
    Hostwaresupport, Dec 25, 2009 IP