How To Increase size of /var/tmp and /tmp ?

[Divvy]

Hi cPanel team,

Can someone help me?
How can I increase the space of /var/tmp and /tmp ?
I have only 512MB and is not enough because the tmp partition goes full when the scheduled backup runs.

I tried this tutorials:
http://forums.cpanel.net/f5/drive-critical-dev-loop0-var-tmp-97-full-190772.html
/http://blog.shineservers.com/how-to-increase-size-of-vartmp-and-tmp-centos/

But without luck...

My securetmp content after running the command:
vi /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/securetmp

#!/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/perl
# cpanel - scripts/securetmp Copyright(c) 2012 cPanel, Inc.
# All rights Reserved.
# [email protected] http://cpanel.net
# This code is subject to the cPanel license. Unauthorized copying is prohibited

use strict;
use Cpanel::SafeFile ();
use Cpanel::OSSys ();
use Cpanel::Filesys ();
use Cpanel::DiskLib ();
use Getopt::Long;
use Cpanel::Logger ();
use Cpanel::SafeRun::Errors ();
use Cpanel::SafeRun::Simple ();

my $logger = Cpanel::Logger->new();

$| = 1;

if ( -e '/var/cpanel/version/securetmp_disabled' ) {
print "[securetmp] Disabled per /var/cpanel/version/securetmp_disabled\n";
exit;
"/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/securetmp" 681L, 21312C

Can someone give me a little help?

Thanks

Best regards,
Tim

 

[Infopro]

It seems to me that you've made a mess of that file. Did you back it up before modifying it? As mentioned by cPanelTristan, you're only modifying one line in the file. This one:

my $tmpdsksize = 512000; # Must be larger than 250000

And then you save file.

Once you've edited that one line, and saved the file, you run the rest of the steps.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

The securetmp script will utilize 1% of disksize with a minimum of 500M and a maximum of 4G, based on the available space on the /usr partition (where the tmpDSK file is stored). You are welcome to manually create a /tmp partition if you prefer to use a larger size.

Thank you.

 

[Divvy]

Thank you guys!

 

[Divvy]

Hi guys,

Thank you for your reply and for trying to help me.

The problem is that I cant find the line to edit:
$tmpdsksize = 512000;

Using the command:
# nano /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/securetmp
Or
# pico /scripts/securetmp

Where could this line be hidden!? Any ideas?

Thanks!

Best regards,
Tim

 

[cgimickalo]

We did this a while back to decrease the /var/tmp size. All I did was download the securetmp script, besure to download it as ASCII Text format, then look for the setting $tmpdsksize = 512000 should be around line 148 or 150. Edit the file as a text file, save it in a UNIX or Text format, then upload it back to folder it's keep in the ASCII Text format & besure it's executable. Then simple execute the script and answer the 2 questions w 'y' if I remember correctly. That should do it.

Mike

 

[gopkris2005]

You can also do ssh...
Login ssh via root user
#vi /scripts/securetmp
Search that key
:/tmpdsksize
Change values and save
:wq

 

[Divvy]

Thank you guys!

The problem was me... I forgot to scroll down the file lol
Btw, I changed to 10GB but only appears 4GB. Is 4GB the maximum size that $tmpdsksize can handle?

I need a bigger value because tmp partition goes full when the scheduled backup runs. I think that is because Im using the remote ftp. Is there any alternative solution for me?

Thanks!

 

[cPanelMichael]

Btw, I changed to 10GB but only appears 4GB. Is 4GB the maximum size that $tmpdsksize can handle? I need a bigger value because tmp partition goes full when the scheduled backup runs. I think that is because Im using the remote ftp. Is there any alternative solution for me?

Yes, please see my previous post:

The securetmp script will utilize 1% of disksize with a minimum of 500M and a maximum of 4G, based on the available space on the /usr partition (where the tmpDSK file is stored). You are welcome to manually create a /tmp partition if you prefer to use a larger size.

Thank you.

 

[zestylemon]

The securetmp script will utilize 1% of disksize with a minimum of 500M and a maximum of 4G, based on the available space on the /usr partition (where the tmpDSK file is stored). You are welcome to manually create a /tmp partition if you prefer to use a larger size.

Hi Michael,

It would be appreciate if you would please post instructions on how to do this as I've searched but not yet found any thing.

Thanks

 

[cPanelMichael]

Manually modifying the size of the tmp partition is an OS procedure if you are not using the /scripts/securetmp application. You can find instructions by searching for a term such as "Resize tmp OS" on a search engine. Replace "OS" with the actual name of the OS you are using.

Thank you.