[Mailman-Users] Bug in Mailman version 2.1.8

[Hank van Cleef]

The esteemed Ki Song has said:
> >> 
> >> One major error I see is that there is no more disk space on the server.
> >> How can I remedy this situation?
> > 
> > Buy a bigger disk. :-(
> > 
> > Seriously, this is an OS question, not a Mailman question.
> > -- 
> > Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
> 
> The weird thing is that until this Friday, there was approximately 70-80%
> free space on the 75GB partition.
> 
> I know this is not a mailman question, but how should I go about looking for
> files that may have suddenly taken up all that disk space.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> 
I'd suggest using a few of the handy Unix tools that have been around
since AT&T was inventing it.

df and du on appropriate directories and with appropriate flags.
ls -ltr will show you what's recent in a hurry.
find -size -newer -type f to look for recent big files.  
fine -name core to find core files.
Where are your /tmp files located and what's in them?
top will find you processes that may be running out of control.

I doubt that suddenly filling up a 75GB partition has anything to do
with Mailman.  You've got basic system administration issues.  
Has someone hacked your system and installed a rootkit?

Hank