how to increase /root space

[Mike Reinehr]

There's your trouble. You have the files associated with five (5) different 
kernels in your boot partition:

  2.4.9
  2.4.7-10
  2.4.18-19.7.x
  2.4.18-24.7.x
  2.4.18-26.7.x
  2.4.18-27.7.x

It appears that 2.4.18-27.7.x is the last and current kernel, the one you are 
booting. It that's the case you can free up a lot of space by deleting the 
unused kernel image files. (Just make sure that your lilo or grub 
configurations reflect the correct kernel image or you won't be able to 
reboot.)

cmr

PS	These lists would be a lot easier to read if you would set your margins a 
little wider to minimize the line wrapping.

On Saturday 30 August 2003 12:06 pm, you wrote:
> 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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