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Originally Posted by
freeman
[...] i emptied the tmp directory and still doesnt change from 100%. if i try to increase the /tmp size it keeps on wanting me to delete more files in the directory.[...]
You deleted a file that is being accessed. A process keeps the file open and while you cannot see it any longer with ls command it is still there. You need to stop/restart the process to free the empty space. Either reboot or kill the process in question. From outside /tmp as root try
# fuser -xuc /tmp
You might get some process ID in return. (If you don't get lsof and try again). Check the processes (omit trailing characters) and if possible kill it/them. Don't do this with RSCT or HACMP based daemon processes as that might crash your server.
Next time check usage of files in /tmp first. It is possible to free space by overwriting the file while it is in use. You can always do
# cat /dev/null > /tmp/yourbigfile
or, as an AIX admin you'd rather do
# > /tmp/yourbigfile