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    • provelsP
      provels
      last edited by provels

      It looks like everything is in /var where the logfiles are stored. I run a VM with a 4GB disk and only have 56MB there. Take a look at Status/System Logs/Settings and see if you are logging all traffic that is allowed to pass. That would fill things pretty quick. If so, clear this check box and reset the logs to get the space back.

      Screenshot_1.png

      After that, I would check your rules and see if you have some excessive logging turned on there. Maybe someone created or was testing a rule and forgot to turn logging off. Hope this helps.

      Peder

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      • GrimsonG
        Grimson Banned @provels
        last edited by Grimson

        @provels said in Disk usage ( / ) is 100%:

        It looks like everything is in /var where the logfiles are stored. I run a VM with a 4GB disk and only have 56MB there. Take a look at Status/System Logs/Settings and see if you are logging all traffic that is allowed to pass. That would fill things pretty quick.

        pfSense uses circular logs, so unless he has increased the log file size setting considerably none of the logs from the base system will fill up the disk. This is more likely, and like @teamits suggested, a package going rampant.

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        • provelsP
          provels
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          So

          du -Pshx /var/*
          
           du -Pshx /var/log/*
          

          to track it down.

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            FroLien @provels
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            Thank you for your reply @teamits
            My system is not running Suricata?

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              FroLien @provels
              last edited by

              @provels
              I clear that check box and reset the logs files. But still 100%.

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                FroLien @provels
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                @provels said in Disk usage ( / ) is 100%:

                du -Pshx /var/log/*

                I use above command in Command Prompt. But still 100%.

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                • provelsP
                  provels @FroLien
                  last edited by

                  @FroLien Can you post the output results?

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                    FroLien @provels
                    last edited by

                    Hi @provels
                    Thank you for your quick reply. May I show you my output results.

                    du -Pshx /var/* output

                    du -Pshx /var/log/* output

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                      FroLien @SteveITS
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                      Dear @teamits
                      I am not running Suricata on my system.

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                      • provelsP
                        provels @FroLien
                        last edited by

                        @FroLien Looks like it's your Squid cache (I think so anyway, I don't run Squid). I think you just need a larger disk. Can you expand it? Maybe to 20GB?
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                          FroLien @provels
                          last edited by

                          @provels said in Disk usage ( / ) is 100%:

                          be

                          Can I delete logs folder from squid?

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                            FroLien @provels
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                            @provels
                            Opps

                            I deleted logs folder from /var/squid
                            After I deleted it, i got over half of free space.

                            alt text

                            I deleted it with this command.
                            rm -r /var/squid/logs in shell (8)

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                            • provelsP
                              provels @FroLien
                              last edited by provels

                              @FroLien It's not the logs, it's the cached info that Squid serves (images, etc, etc) so they don't have to be retrieved again from the Internet. How much disk space do you have allocated for Squid in settings?

                              EDIT - Well OK then... :) It was the logs... I don't have Squid installed, so I don't know what the file structure is at that level. I still think I'd make your disk about 10-20GB...

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                                FroLien @provels
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                                Hi @provels
                                How can I check disk space of Squid?

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                                  FroLien @provels
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                                  Hi @provels
                                  I think this is it? Please educate me how much space should I assign.

                                  Squid Cache General Settings.PNG

                                  Squid Hard Disk Cache Settings.PNG

                                  Squid Memory Cache Settings.PNG

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                                  • provelsP
                                    provels @FroLien
                                    last edited by provels

                                    @FroLien Those look like the defaults. But look on the Squid General /Logging Settings. You can either A) Disable logging or B) Set a period to rotate the logs (maybe a day? a week?). By default rotation is disabled, so the logs will keep growing until you run out of disk. If you are logging in Squidguard, too, you should also turn on rotation on first settings page.
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                                    • DerelictD
                                      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
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                                      Almost always enabling squid logging without enabling rotation.

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