Exim queue folder symlink

[pachiko]

Hello,

The folder's /var/spool/exim/input seize increases , and saturates the root partition ( / ).

can I create a symlink to this folder from another partition? is that affect Exim performance or it keep working?

Thank you.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

While I have seen servers where a symbolic link was created from /var/spool to another partition, it's better to simply ensure your /var partition has enough free space available. One option is to increase the size of the /var partition, however this often involves reinstalling your operating system. The other option is to investigate and see why your email queue is so large. You may want to review the messages in the queue to see why they are not delivering.

Thank you.

 

[pachiko]

Hello,
I dont want to reinstall my operating system, i want to move /var/spool to /home/var/spool where i have more space.

Can i do that without reinstalling my operating system?

Thank you.

 

[cPanelPeter]

Hello,

Yes this can be accomplished. It is strongly recommended that you get your system administrator to do this for you. cPanel/WHM can not support this for you as it is a system administration task. I can provide you with the basic steps, but please understand that Exim must be shutdown while you do this, and depending on how many messages there are, that can take quite some time.

As cPanelMichael already stated, it would be better to determine why the queue is that large. Moving data to another partition is a bandaid fix and will not solve the real problem.

 

[pachiko]

Hello,
No problem, can you tell me the steps to do that?

Thank you

 

[cPanelMichael]

Have you checked to see why your mail queue is so large as of yet? You should do this before adding a symbolic link.

Thank you.

 

[pachiko]

Hello,
Yes, there is a client that send handred of mail every day, with others , the mail queue become so large, I cant prevent client from sending mails, so I have to find a solution for this issue.
Another question, when all mails are delivred, the /var/spool/mqueue seize is big ( more than 200m with fiew mail in queue)
is that normal?

Waiting your help.

Best regards

 

[cPanelMichael]

In addition to emails, the mail queue also includes certain logging details. Assuming you decided to create the symbolic link, the steps to take would be:

service exim stop
mv /var/spool /home/
ln -s /home/spool /var/spool
service exim start

However, keep in mind that this is not supported, and it's not something we recommend.

Thank you.

 

[pachiko]

Thank you for assist, I will test this solution.