[NTLUG:Discuss] Hard Drive Overfilled

Chuck cfgraf at swbell.net
Sun Nov 28 21:02:45 CST 2004


>Terry Henderson wrote:

>>I think you need to look for running processes that are reading /
>>writing to the drive(s).
>> 
>>

>Good idea, use "top" and "lsof" to help you do that.

>Also, consider booting into single user mode and see if you get it 
>there.  Mount the partitions 1 at a time and see if mount a single 
>partitions causes it to happen again, and if so, you need to investigate 
>what's special about that one.
>
>HTH,
>Kevin

Thanks guys.  I will try top and lsof and see what It does.
-- 
Chuck

"I think Microsoft has a PR problem. Largely deservedly, I would say."  Linus 
Torvalds



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