Aaron Kulkis wrote: > Clayton wrote: >>> Problem solved: I filled the partition with /tmp on it, so nothing >>> could be parked there. I found out when I tried running the sax2 man >>> page which crashed but gave me the info I needed >> >> Interesting. I hadn't considered that a full /tmp partition would do >> it. I don't have it on a separate partition on any of the systems I >> run, so this never came up. I'll be tucking that bit of info away for >> future use. > > > /tmp can fill up even if it's on the root partition...of course, > if that happens, then your root partition is full, too. > > Personally, I don't like ANY unnecessary file I/O on my root > partition, so /tmp always gets its own partition
I/O is still I/O that has to be handled by the _disk_ not the _partition_, so it matters not if /tmp is on it's own partition unless it is also on a different disk. Ken -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
