/ at 100%

Linux and Unix-Like Red Hat
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Hi,

My "/" file system is 100% and I am unable to remove any files as they all appear within different file systems. Any ideas on how to clear this "/" file sytem down??

[root@mvdbs2 ~]# df -h /
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/cciss/c0d0p3     2.0G  1.9G     0 100% /
 
[root@mvdbs2 ~]# df -i /
Filesystem            Inodes   IUsed   IFree IUse% Mounted on
/dev/cciss/c0d0p3     524288    6823  517465    2% /

Regards,
D

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try this, to locate files over 1024 blocks in size, modified in the last 30 days, and only within the / filesystem

find / -xdev -mtime -30 -size +1024

if that doesn't help, you might have a large file within /, but another filesystem is mounted over it. if that's the case, you will have to go into what represents single user mode for your operating system, have only / mounted and locate the large file.

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Thanks for the feedback. I have located the culprit. It was a hidden file (db dmp file). FS now reduced to 16%.