/var directory full - questions

[honestnet]

My /var directory is 100% full with 10G of data.

I have searched many threads here on the forums for
answers to the following questions.

- is it possible to remove/manage files in /var through
the online manager as the "admin" user?

- What command would I use (on a freebsd system)
to view the sizes of the directories if I must manage these
files through SSH ?

Thanks,
Jay

 

[nobaloney]

- is it possible to remove/manage files in /var through
the online manager as the "admin" user?

No, as most of the files therein will be owned by root.

- What command would I use (on a freebsd system) to view the sizes of the directories if I must manage these files through SSH ?

"df" or "df -h" will show you the space left on all partitions (see "man df" for details).

"du" or "du -h" will show you space usage.

"du -sh" or "du -s" will summarize the space usage on the exact argument you give it.

Again, see "man du" for details.

If you're not sure you can manage changes to /var without breaking something you might be better off hiring a FreeBSD expert to manage it for you; it's possible to completely break your server.

Jeff

 

[honestnet]

Thanks Jeff!! Having the techs out for vacation has
been quite a learning experience for me!

I wish you the best. Thanks for participating in the
community here .. folks like me really count on you.

Jay