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From: doctor@nl2k.edmonton.AB.ca (The Doctor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: /tmp: file system full
Date: 18 Feb 1996 21:28:20 -0700
Organization: NetLine 2000
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Message-ID: <4g8u94$re6@doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca>
References: <4g3bo9$kmi@news.mountain.net>
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In article <4g3bo9$kmi@news.mountain.net>,  <ptest1@eve.net> wrote:
>Hey,
>
>I have been trying to trace this one down, but so far have been unsuccesful.
>
>Every .5 hour I receive the following message on the console:
>
>Feb 16 20:50:35 access kernel: uid 0 on /tmp: file system full
>
>I have changed MFS setting, bounced the box and added another 32mb RAM.
>However, no joy. Happens like clock work. I eventhought to check matching chron jobs.
>Nothing fits.
>
>I would greatly appreciate any help with this annoyance.
>
>Michael Erwin

Mail bomb?

check your /tmp and the size of /tmp.  
I recommend that it should be between 96mb to 128mb.
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