Buchan Milne wrote: > > delete the fiels and shut down your news server ! Maybe keep the latest > log file and try to see what error you're getting. Do you really need a > news server ? I don't have a news server running!!! my most imp Q is .. Are you sure deleting files won't affect any other files? I can't even do ls -al mail.. it takes ages to show the contents (i loose patience and ^C ) so i have never seen the contents... only lsattr showed the contents -sarang > > Buchan > > Sarang Lakare wrote: > > > > Check the size of mail and news directory under /var > > > > drw------- 3 root root 5042176 Sep 26 15:25 news/ > > drw------- 2 root root 8466432 Sep 27 10:05 mail/ > > > > If I run "lsattr -R /var/log/news" > > > > this is part of the infinitely long output of the above commands!! I think > > something is majorly conked in this directory!!! any ideas how to fix > > this?? > > > > -------- > > /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.2.gz.5.gz.2.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.2.gz.2.gz.2.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.4.gz.5.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.5.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.3.gz.2.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.2.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.3.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.5.gz.2.gz.2.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.2.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.5.gz.2.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.5.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.2.gz.5.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.1.gz.3.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.3.gz.5.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.2.gz.3.gz > > -------- > > /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.1.gz.2.gz > > -------- > > /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.2.gz.3.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.3.gz.4.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.6.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.2.gz.3.gz.2.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.1.gz.3.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.1.gz.2.gz.2.gz.2.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.3.gz.3.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.3.gz.4.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.5.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.5.gz.1.gz.1.gz.3.gz > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.4.gz.2.gz.3.gz.1 > > -------- /var/log/news/news.err.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz.5.gz.4.gz.1 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > -- > |--------------------------------------------------------------| > Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager > Cellphone +27824722231 > email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Centre for Automotive Engineering http://www.sun.ac.za/cae > South Africas first satellite: http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za > Control Models http://www.control.co.za > |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
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