/tmp full (newbie)

[matthew]

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:35:08 +0100
> gaf <moak at bredband.net> wrote:
>
> > JJB wrote:
> >
> > >Add this statement to /etc/rc.conf and reboot your system.
> > >
> > >
> > >clear_tmp_enable="YES"          # clear /tmp directory on boot
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of gaf
> > >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 2:26 PM
> > >To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> > >Subject: /tmp full (newbie)
> > >
> > >Hello.
> > >Im a newbie to unix and FreeBSD. I have 5.2 installed. When
> > >installing I
> > >followed the advice in The Complete FreeBSD and made the following
> > >partitions:
> > >/                     4G
> > >swap          800M
> > >/home           35G
> > > I have KDE 3.2  installed I have done cvsup on src and ports new
> > >kernel
> > >etc etc.
> > >Today I tried to install a new browser and I got the information
> > >that my
> > >filesystem is full.  When I tried to start KDE I got the message
> > >that
> > >/tmp is full. I would really apprecite some help. What to do?? Can I
> > >give you some other info and if so what and how???
> > >Many thanks Gaf
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> > >
> > >
> > Hello again.
> > I tried it and it emptied /tmp but I still can´t start KDE.
> > It says:
> > startkde: Could not start ksmserver check your installation
> > Error: can´t contact kdeinit
> > /:write failed, filesystem full can´t create /tmp/mcop-gaf (no space
> > left on device)
> > ..............pid 627 (artsshell), uid 1002 inumber 211973 on /:
> > filesystem full
> > What to do??
> > Hope you can give me some other clues.
> > gaf
>
> Do your self a favor and read the handbook.
>
> Probably the easy way for you is to reinstall, dividing disk the right
> way.
>
>

rm -rf /tmp

mkdir /home/tmp

ln -s /home/tmp /tmp

restart kde. then over time you will try windowmaker and never use kde
again.

m




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