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From: "Patrick S. Roberts (NTT)" <root@execu.comshare.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: kernel warning for /tmp
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 1995 15:06:35 -0800
Organization: National TechTeam Inc.
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Colin P. Ryan wrote:
> 
> Hey there.
> 
> I'm running BSD/OS 2.0 on a P90 64MB RAM 2Gig drive etc etc.
> 
> As of yesterday syslog has been giving me the following:
> 
> presence kernel: uid 0 on /tmp: file system full
> 
> What does this mean? What is causing it?
> 
> I've looked in the /tmp directory(it is running mfs) and it is
> only 1% full of ~ 8 Megs.
> 
> Should this be larger?
> What should the perms and ownership be. This just came out of nowhere.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
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I had the same occur, but with 256mb or ram, and a 500mb swapdrive, i
can't figure it and the load on the machiene has not gone over 10%...

Patrick S. Roberts (NTT)
Internet Consultant