Server is running out of disk space!

[m1rr0z]

Hello,

I need help to clean my VPS from unwanted files..
I use WHM/Cpanel and I don't understand how an account can reach over 150GB data stored when I can't see even 1GB of file size on it..could be hidden data?
pls help..

root@vinge [~]# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda3 192G 182G 304M 100% /
/dev/sda1 99M 24M 70M 26% /boot
tmpfs 5.9G 0 5.9G 0% /dev/shm
/usr/tmpDSK 485M 15M 445M 4% /tmp

m1rr0z Reviewed by m1rr0z on 24th Jun 2012. Server is running out of disk space! Hello, I need help to clean my VPS from unwanted files.. I use WHM/Cpanel and I don't understand how an account can reach over 150GB data stored when I can't see even 1GB of file size on it..could be hidden data? pls help.. root@vinge # df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda3 192G 182G 304M 100% / /dev/sda1 99M 24M 70M 26% /boot Rating: 5

[Black Pearl]

Delete logs, they too take a lot of space.

[m1rr0z]

Delete logs, they too take a lot of space.

Thank you for reply, I do delete logs..but only decrease few MB's..
theres is a cpanel account used more than 150GB..all logs associated with this account is already empty..but still I can't find any GB's files in this account..weird for me.. any WHM/cPanel expert here??..

[Cometolearn]

delete awstat data in some wrost cases they can take upto 10Gb space

[masterbator]

what do you host there on your vps? only sites?

[m1rr0z]

delete awstat data in some wrost cases they can take upto 10Gb space

awstat data is empty already but still..

what do you host there on your vps? only sites?

yes, only sites..

[Bharat]

Hmm seems your /tmp is full , it can cause this problem ... Do the following and see if its fixed .

You need to have root access to your server. If not, you can’t increase the size of /tmp and /var/tmp partition directory, sorry.


Shutdown httpd and mysql using these commands

service httpd stop
service mysql stop

First, you need to edit the file securetmp in /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/ folder.

nano /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/securetmp

As default the size for tmp is 512 MB , just make it something that is convenient to you .


In /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/securetmp file, look for a line like this:

my $tmpdsksize = 512000; # Must be larger than 250000

and change it to

my $tmpdsksize = 2097152; # Must be larger than 250000

This will allow us to allot 2GB of space size for the tmp partition.
Now, you need to log in to SSH using root account to make the changes. Once you are in, run these commands one by one.

umount -l /tmp
umount -l /var/tmp
rm -fv /usr/tmpDSK
/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/securetmp

Then Restart the server :-

shutdown -r 0

Now when the server is fully restarted, you can check the partitions using the following command.

df -h

[Cometolearn]

try this command in ssh

du -sh /usr/*

this will give u detail of size taking directory

also try this

du

[venZlic]

clear /tmp

[RDP Seller]

Dear m1rr0z,

This is one of the main problem most of us face when using linux hosting.
I suggest you to consult your hosting provider, they will help you out.


Best Regards,
Dansh