On 26 Aug 2001 15:05:24 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm seeing odd leaps in the Use% reported by df. The value leapt from 56% > to 59% last night, and from 59% to 62% just a few moments ago. > > 3% of 15gb (which is half my total space) seems like a lot o' space to > spontaneously be taken up ... I seem to recall reading at some point on > the list of "warez doodz" being able to use one's space for storage. I > wonder where I would look to see whether that's happening ... > > I haven't downloaded any monsters lately. I am also wondering in general > about system 'cleaning' - I took a quick look at the 'cruft' package but > it seemed to have a tough time picking out "real" cruft. > > NB: I know I need to get better apprised of security issues, but that's > one of many things I'm trying to get better at :). > > Any advice would be appreciated. I'll RTFM if someone will tell me where > it is (a FM on this specific subject would be great). >
I'd look around with du (du |less etc) from the root directory to see where these large jumps in disk usage are occuring. Wander in and take a look at anything that looks suspicious. Also, if you don't run apt-get clean it just keeps the debs for you. If you jumped to testing or unstable lately that could be the source of the files. --mike
