how to increase /root space

[Swapana Ghosh]

Hi
 
    Thanks again.

>>Swapana,
>>Each time you upgrade with up2date and the kernal is
updated you add files to
>>boot. Clean up the old kernals and you will once
again have the space you
>>need. Remember to make lilo or grub relect the
changes.

Ok , i did not know that thanks...here is the
directory listing of the /boot

[root at server boot]# ls -l
total 20574
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         5824 Jun 24 
2001 boot.b
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          612 Jun 24 
2001 chain.b
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        42257 Dec 12 
2002 config-2.4.18-19.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        42257 Jan 31 
2003 config-2.4.18-24.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        42257 Feb 24 
2003 config-2.4.18-26.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        42257 Mar 14
03:56 config-2.4.18-27.7.x
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Mar 17
21:27 grub
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       196914 Dec 21 
2002 initrd-2.4.18-19.7.x.img
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       198824 Feb 13 
2003 initrd-2.4.18-24.7.x.img
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       197466 Mar  8
19:57 initrd-2.4.18-26.7.x.img
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       197055 Mar 17
21:26 initrd-2.4.18-27.7.x.img
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       427637 Apr 19 
2002 initrd-2.4.7-10.img
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           14 Dec 21 
2002 kernel.h -> kernel.h-2.4.9
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          405 Dec 21 
2002 kernel.h-2.4.9
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root        12288 Apr 19 
2002 lost+found
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        23108 Jun 24 
2001 message
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        21282 Jun 24 
2001 message.ja
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           25 Mar 17
21:26 module-info -> module-in
fo-2.4.18-27.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        15436 Dec 12 
2002 module-info-2.4.18-19.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        15436 Jan 31 
2003 module-info-2.4.18-24.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        15436 Feb 24 
2003 module-info-2.4.18-26.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        15436 Mar 14
03:56 module-info-2.4.18-27.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        13598 Sep  6 
2001 module-info-2.4.7-10
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          640 Jun 24 
2001 os2_d.b
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           24 Mar 17
21:26 System.map -> System.map-2.4.18-27.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       490515 Dec 12 
2002 System.map-2.4.18-19.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       490643 Jan 31 
2003 System.map-2.4.18-24.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       490643 Feb 24 
2003 System.map-2.4.18-26.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       490673 Mar 14
03:56 System.map-2.4.18-27.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       435039 Sep  6 
2001 System.map-2.4.7-10
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      2984033 Dec 12 
2002 vmlinux-2.4.18-19.7.x
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      2986554 Jan 31 
2003 vmlinux-2.4.18-24.7.x
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      2986554 Feb 24 
2003 vmlinux-2.4.18-26.7.x
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      2986589 Mar 14
03:56 vmlinux-2.4.18-27.7.x
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           21 Mar 17
21:26 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.4.18-27.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root      1064322 Dec 12 
2002 vmlinuz-2.4.18-19.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root      1064546 Jan 31 
2003 vmlinuz-2.4.18-24.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root      1064547 Feb 24 
2003 vmlinuz-2.4.18-26.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root      1065261 Mar 14
03:56 vmlinuz-2.4.18-27.7.x
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       802068 Sep  6 
2001 vmlinuz-2.4.7-10
[root at server boot]#


>>Is this the same network that you had the earlier
possible security
>>problems on?

No it is our servers' network. Previously was of our
client's that is under different network...

>>Boot shouldn't change much and certainly the size of
boot shouldn't be
>>changing unless there are some very strange things
going on.I'd be very
>>concerned about why boot was growing, who was
causing it to grow (if
>>it's not you) and what the additional bulk consists
of.

We are only upgrading the kernel occassionally with
up2date .  I have given above the /boot directory
listing,,,

pl. guide  me where i am making mistakes....Moreover
also suggest me how we can increase its disk space ,
it is only 21mb..


Best regards.
-Swapna



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