/tmp

[tank]

/tmp cleanup

Hey all,

I have searched and read lots of things on how to properly clean up the /tmp directory. They all say different things.

My temp directory is 92 percent full

The tmp directory is 15 gigs big. How should I go about cleaning this up?

It looks like I have some .zip files and even a few .avi files???

Whats the best way to go about this?

 

[quietFinn]

Well at least you can delete the zip files and avi files.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

The following threads should be useful to you:

Tmp is full
Cron to clean /tmp

Thank you.

 

[tank]

I have read those, I am just a noob at this.

What command should I run. It is now 100 percent full.

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So i manually deleted the files that looked likes this

b881b40712c5e9091965785eb01075f0avi

I saw a couple of them and they are each 1.5 gig big. So I think someone has a home video or something. Its with Owncloud, any ideas

 

[simonas]

That's the files being uploaded probably. If you do not see their size increase, you can delete them.
Do not delete PHP session files (32 character filename, small files).

 

[cPanelMichael]

I recommend implementing the tmpwatch cron job that's mentioned in the threads referenced from my last reply. This will ensure files are removed from the /tmp partition automatically at set intervals.

Thank you.

 

[tank]

Thanks yea, I have tmp watch already enabled at the default 10 days. I will keep an eye on it and see what it does.