WHM's Show Current Disk Usage different from du -sh

[p9939068]

Hi
I've been having the strangest issue for the past couple weeks. Like right now, when I go to WHM's Show Current Disk Usage or Server Status, it's show my disk usage as 10G (about 50%) and climbing fast. However, when I go to SSH and type du -sh (or du -a), it shows total disk usage as only 5G. I tried listing files modified in the past day and nothing is out of the ordinary.

This happens more than just a few times. Also, every time it reaches close to 100%, /var/log/maillog appears and it's 16G, and I'll have to delete it. This only happens when disk usage is close to 100%. Prior to that, maillog does not exist, and find / -noleaf -type f -size +50000k shows nothing.

I'm not an expert in linux, but I've really tried all I can with the help of google. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Regards, Mike

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

Have you tried using the "df -h" command to see if it matches what's reported in Web Host Manager?

Thank you.

 

[p9939068]

df -h is accurate to what's reported on WHM, but how does this explain the discrepancy between that and du -sh?

 

[cPanelMichael]

Ensure you are checking the primary root directory of the system. EX:

du -sh /

The following document should be helpful:

cPanel - Manage HD Space

Thank you.

 

[p9939068]

Here's what I see:

# du -sh /
5.2G /
# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vzfs 20G 6.0G 15G 30% /

 

[cPanelMichael]

You can try recalculating disk space usage via:

/scripts/fixquotas

Also, since this is a VPS, you may want to consult with your VPS hosting provider about this discrepancy. Such usage differences can sometimes be attributed to an issue on the VPS hardware node.

Thank you.

 

[p9939068]

You have been most helpful Michael, thanks! I will talk to my hosting provider and see if they can sort it out