/tmp

tank

• September 16, 2013 14:11

/tmp cleanup Hey all, I have searched and read lots of things on how to properly clean up the /tmp directory. They all say different things. My temp directory is 92 percent full The tmp directory is 15 gigs big. How should I go about cleaning this up? It looks like I have some .zip files and even a few .avi files??? Whats the best way to go about this?

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  quietFinn

  • September 16, 2013 19:43

  Well at least you can delete the zip files and avi files.

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  cPanelMichael

  • September 16, 2013 19:44

  Hello :) The following threads should be useful to you: Tmp is full Cron to clean /tmp Thank you.

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  tank

  • September 16, 2013 21:32

  I have read those, I am just a noob at this. What command should I run. It is now 100 percent full. -- So i manually deleted the files that looked likes this b881b40712c5e9091965785eb01075f0avi I saw a couple of them and they are each 1.5 gig big. So I think someone has a home video or something. Its with Owncloud, any ideas

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  simonas

  • September 17, 2013 09:39

  That's the files being uploaded probably. If you do not see their size increase, you can delete them. Do not delete PHP session files (32 character filename, small files).

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  cPanelMichael

  • September 17, 2013 12:52

  I recommend implementing the tmpwatch cron job that's mentioned in the threads referenced from my last reply. This will ensure files are removed from the /tmp partition automatically at set intervals. Thank you.

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  tank

  • September 17, 2013 15:46

  Thanks yea, I have tmp watch already enabled at the default 10 days. I will keep an eye on it and see what it does.

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