[SOLVED]root partition is filled with something?

KrossFIN · n00b Joined: 08 May 2010 Posts: 63 Location: Finland, Oulu

So, I've managed to create another problem. This time I've filled my / partition and it has crippled my system.
/dev/sda2 xfs 14Gb is my root partition.
I can't resize my partition for some odd reason, and my KDE crashes, gentoo refuses to emerge (due to lack of space)...

Possible reason: I was running VirtualBox with XP x64 version, then it went so somekind of a pause saying "you have run out of space"
AND I can't find my virtual HDD anywhere?

So, any ideas?
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Ant P. · Watchman Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 6920

You're using XFS, which means if your system crashed while that virtual HDD image was being used, it's probably been deleted.

KrossFIN · n00b Joined: 08 May 2010 Posts: 63 Location: Finland, Oulu

Ok, but what could it be then?
I don't know was my virtual hdd in use due to VirtualBox being on pause/frozen.
I've figured out that all folders except /root are small, so /root is filled with something.

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:57 pm Post subject:

KrossFIN,

If everything in your 14G / partition there are several things that grow without limit unless you prune them.

/usr/portage/distfiles contains all the sources you have ever downloaded eclean -d distfiles will remove unneeded sources.
/usr/portage/packages contains all the binary packages you have made, if you set up to keep them.
/var/tmp/portage contains the remains of broken builds. You can remove the contents when no emerges are in progress.
/var/log/... some logfiles grow without limit. If you don't have a log file manager, they all will.
/usr/src/ your kernel source files accumulate here.
/lib/modules/<kernel_name>/ is added to with every kernel you install.
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KrossFIN · n00b Joined: 08 May 2010 Posts: 63 Location: Finland, Oulu

I don't have everything on my / partition.
Can my log files grow that fast, my system is only 2-3 weeks old?
Sure, I lost my syslog-ng due to accidentally doing

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:37 pm Post subject:

KrossFIN,

If you have some debugging options on in the kernel, logs can grow at a frightening rate, so yes it can happen

Look at all the folders in your / with

KrossFIN · n00b Joined: 08 May 2010 Posts: 63 Location: Finland, Oulu