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current partition below

/dev/md/dsk/d3 15G 14G 392M 98% /var
swap 5.7M 40K 5.6M 1% /var/run
swap 1.9G 1.9G 5.6M 100% /tmp
/dev/md/dsk/d5 6.7G 6.3G 349M 95% /export

im running this command
root@hostname # du -akd /var | sort -nr | more
sort: can't mmap anonymous memory: Resource temporarily unavailable

I wanted to know the files that is contributing why my var file is increasing to 98% today? thanks

This looks like Solaris. If tmpfs gets completely full, the system will fall over.

Start deleting files.

fuser allows you to see what process has a file open.

yes it is solaris...tried fuser but it returns to nothing

root@hostname # fuser -u /var
/var:

I wanted actually to check the file which causing my filesystem to be full..this is the current utilization now

/dev/md/dsk/d3 15G 15G 0K 100% /var
swap 4.5M 40K 4.5M 1% /var/run
swap 1.9G 1.9G 4.5M 100% /tmp

I find it hard to check the /var directory and locate the files that's causing it to be full.. pls advise

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i cannot even do prstat

prstat: realloc() failed, attempt 1: Resource temporarily unavailable
prstat: realloc() failed, attempt 2: Resource temporarily unavailable
prstat: realloc() failed, attempt 3: Resource temporarily unavailable
prstat: not enough memory: Resource temporarily unavailable

I need to know the process that's taking up too much resources on my machin based on above partition

Try this

To find files with size in MB
To find files with size in GB

Code:

find /var -size +20000 -ls

where 20000 is blocks so you are looking for files bigger than 512 * 20000 bytes
Change it as needed.