/tmp files source

jamesgrabatin

• November 07, 2018 08:00

Hey guys, Recently I've had an issue with hitting an inode limit in my /tmp folder. Searching Google I've found that it could be session files, etc. The thing is the only files I have in /tmp are files in the format "tmp*******" I've got files ranging from tmp0015EN all the way to tmpz_zz_N Does anyone know where these "tmp*******" files are coming from?

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  GOT

  • November 07, 2018 13:17

  Take a look to see who owns the files. That will give you an indication of what site/process is creating them.

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  jamesgrabatin

  • November 07, 2018 13:28

  Thanks GOT. They are all owned by root. This leaves me as a newb pretty much stumped.

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  GOT

  • November 07, 2018 14:04

  Yeah hard to say. You can look at the contents of one of those files and perhaps something in it will give an indication as to what they are from.

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  cPanelMichael

  • November 07, 2018 17:13

  Hello @jamesgrabatin, The contents of the files may give you some indication of the source. There are a couple of tips on the following thread you may also find useful: Thank you.

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