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Operating Systems HP-UX directory full? Post 302281759 by abNORMal on Thursday 29th of January 2009 11:23:54 AM
Old 01-29-2009
directory full?
I'm not a unix admin, just fell into support, so I may be asking a real duh question.

Client runs a PeopleSoft HR/Payrool system. The batch server runs in HPUX PA_RISC 11.11
When a batch process runs, output is written to "staging" directory. When the job finishes, successfully or not, the output, logs, etc. are "wrapped up" in html and copied to a "report repository".

The report repository output can be accessed from an application page in the browser.

The staging directory has never been purged. Since each process's output is unuiquely named, it just keeps adding files to the directory.

Yesterday all jobs began to fail. The only app message was vague ("http transfer failure"). Had the unix admins on IM and we looked at this and that. Checked file space (68%). Looked for permission changes and such.

In my endeavors, I realized that the directory had a ginormous number of files. On a wild-ass hunch, I deleted some of the oldest ones. Jobs began to run to success.

So, is there some kind of limit to the number of files in a single directory? Is it a kernel parm? Is it an OS limit? Was it something else entirely?
 

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pysycache

PYSYCACHE(1)															      PYSYCACHE(1)

NAME

       pysycache - educational software to learn to manipulate the mouse with pleasant activities.

SYNOPSIS

       pysycache [-nf] [-wf] [-ns] [-ws] [-nh] [-nc] [-lang=xx_XX] [-font=xx] [-admin] [-debug]

DESCRIPTION

       pysycache  is  an  educational  software  for the young children (4-7 years old) with target to learn them to use the mouse (move, click or
       drad'n'drop).

       Each activity teaches a mouse usage with a pleasant window :

       move : user must uncover a picture hidden by a cache with it's mouse movements.

       buttons : user must lead animal at it's home (right item at the right home and left item at the left house) by clicking with the right  and
       left buttons of the mouse.

       click : user must find six photographies in a landscape : when the mouse becomes red, it must click in order to see the photography.

       double-click : user must catch some items with a fillet.

       drag'n'drop : user must make a jigsaw by drag and drop pieces at their correct place.

       This game doesn't want some powerful computer, and it can be used at home with yours children, or in the schools.

OPTIONS

       Options are used in order to don't use the user preferences (stored in it's setting file pysycacherc)

       -nf    runs pysycache in non-fullscreen (hence windowed) mode.

       -wf    runs pysycache in fullscreen mode.

       -ns    runs pysycache without sound.

       -ws    runs pysycache with sound.

       -nh    runs pysycache without sound for the help items.

       -nc    pysycache doesn't show credits at the end of the game.

       -lang=xx_XX
	      force the lang detection by using the lang xx_XX located in the lang directory of pysycache.

       -font=xx
	      force the font xx to be used in the menus. The font must be located in the fonts directory of pysycache.

       -admin runs pysycache in admin mode (for configure the pysycache mode, the users).

       -debug runs pysycache in debug mode.

AUTHOR

       This man page was initially created by Georges Khaznadar, and is completed by Vincent DEROO.

								 October 12, 2006						      PYSYCACHE(1)
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