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How To Increase size of /var/tmp and /tmp ?

Divvy
Hi cPanel team, Can someone help me? How can I increase the space of /var/tmp and /tmp ? I have only 512MB and is not enough because the tmp partition goes full when the scheduled backup runs. I tried this tutorials:
Can someone give me a little help? Thanks :-) Best regards, Tim

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  • Infopro
    It seems to me that you've made a mess of that file. Did you back it up before modifying it? As mentioned by cPanelTristan, you're only modifying one line in the file. This one: [QUOTE]my $tmpdsksize = 512000; # Must be larger than 250000
    And then you save file. Once you've edited that one line, and saved the file, you run the rest of the steps.
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  • cPanelMichael
    Hello :) The securetmp script will utilize 1% of disksize with a minimum of 500M and a maximum of 4G, based on the available space on the /usr partition (where the tmpDSK file is stored). You are welcome to manually create a /tmp partition if you prefer to use a larger size. Thank you.
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  • Divvy
    Thank you guys! :)
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  • Divvy
    Hi guys, Thank you for your reply and for trying to help me. The problem is that I cant find the line to edit: $tmpdsksize = 512000; Using the command: # nano /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/securetmp Or # pico /scripts/securetmp Where could this line be hidden!? Any ideas? Thanks! Best regards, Tim
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  • cgimickalo
    We did this a while back to decrease the /var/tmp size. All I did was download the securetmp script, besure to download it as ASCII Text format, then look for the setting $tmpdsksize = 512000 should be around line 148 or 150. Edit the file as a text file, save it in a UNIX or Text format, then upload it back to folder it's keep in the ASCII Text format & besure it's executable. Then simple execute the script and answer the 2 questions w 'y' if I remember correctly. That should do it. Mike
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  • gopkris2005
    You can also do ssh... Login ssh via root user #vi /scripts/securetmp Search that key :/tmpdsksize Change values and save :wq
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  • Divvy
    Thank you guys! The problem was me... I forgot to scroll down the file lol :-) Btw, I changed to 10GB but only appears 4GB. Is 4GB the maximum size that $tmpdsksize can handle? I need a bigger value because tmp partition goes full when the scheduled backup runs. I think that is because Im using the remote ftp. Is there any alternative solution for me? Thanks!
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  • cPanelMichael
    [quote="Divvy, post: 1485311">Btw, I changed to 10GB but only appears 4GB. Is 4GB the maximum size that $tmpdsksize can handle? I need a bigger value because tmp partition goes full when the scheduled backup runs. I think that is because Im using the remote ftp. Is there any alternative solution for me?
    Yes, please see my previous post: [QUOTE]The securetmp script will utilize 1% of disksize with a minimum of 500M and a maximum of 4G, based on the available space on the /usr partition (where the tmpDSK file is stored). You are welcome to manually create a /tmp partition if you prefer to use a larger size.
    Thank you.
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  • zestylemon
    [quote="cPanelMichael, post: 1484021">The securetmp script will utilize 1% of disksize with a minimum of 500M and a maximum of 4G, based on the available space on the /usr partition (where the tmpDSK file is stored). You are welcome to manually create a /tmp partition if you prefer to use a larger size.
    Hi Michael, It would be appreciate if you would please post instructions on how to do this as I've searched but not yet found any thing. Thanks :-)
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  • cPanelMichael
    Manually modifying the size of the tmp partition is an OS procedure if you are not using the /scripts/securetmp application. You can find instructions by searching for a term such as "Resize tmp OS" on a search engine. Replace "OS" with the actual name of the OS you are using. Thank you.
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