/tmp full (newbie)

[matthew]

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, matthew wrote:

>
> 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
>
>

If I am going to give such an ugly answer to his problem,
I might as well be "more correct".

After running those commands above run two more.

chmod 777 /home/tmp
chmod +t /home/tmp

now everyone can use it "safely".

m

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