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Originally Posted by Luis Solorzano
Hi all, newbie to forums here.
There's this server with HP-UX, / partition at 100%, won't allow logins, so i've tryed to mount every possible directory through NFS, ftp, sftp, ssh, cu, rcp (to replace files i know are big with an empty one) and nothing.
Any other suggestion on how to access and erase what needs to be erased to free up disk space.
Thanks.
Things may have changed since the last time I used HP/UX, BUT, Most UNIXs have a "listener" program sitting on the console of a machine (NOT an 'X' console !). Getty, mingetty, ttymon, etc.. If the machine has a 'head' (KVM), then serial port 'A' may have a "listener" on it. You can try a terminal or laptop connection to this machine. Logging in as root avoids being denied. Most of the 'devices' that disallow logins, will let root login. When you "connect" to the console, or touch a key, the "listener" EXECs login. After successfully logging in (AS root), login EXECs your user shell.
I.E.: There is no new process launched or created by having root login to the Console device. Most times, root can login to a console. There are some exceptions, but not many.
If your "head" is running X Windows, you *may* be able to login as root through a 'failsafe' login.
How do you know the disk is 100% full ? Do you know how the disk was setup ? How much "reserved space" is normal for disks created at your installation ? There may yet be some small amount of space left that will allow you to easily login as 'root'.
This is all I can suggest off the top of my head.
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