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      HingLaw
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      Hi,

      Please do let me know to where I might post this issue if this group is not the right one.

      We run a Netgate 1100 box. Disk capacity comes to 1.1GB used out of 1.4GB.

      I logged in with a user id in the admin group to run but came upon a number of directories with Permission Denied:

      du -d 1 -h /
      1.1M /cf
      4.5K /dev
      512B /proc
      73K /root
      du: /var/crash: Permission denied
      du: /var/cron: Permission denied
      du: /var/account: Permission denied
      du: /var/audit: Permission denied
      du: /var/authpf: Permission denied
      du: /var/tmp/nginx/scgi_temp: Permission denied
      du: /var/tmp/nginx/fastcgi_temp: Permission denied
      du: /var/tmp/nginx/client_body_temp: Permission denied
      du: /var/tmp/nginx/uwsgi_temp: Permission denied
      du: /var/tmp/nginx/proxy_temp: Permission denied
      du: /var/heimdal: Permission denied
      du: /var/run/ppp: Permission denied
      du: /var/spool/dma: Permission denied
      du: /var/spool/opielocks: Permission denied
      du: /var/db/freebsd-update: Permission denied
      du: /var/db/hyperv: Permission denied
      du: /var/db/ipf: Permission denied
      du: /var/db/dhcpcd: Permission denied
      du: /var/db/entropy: Permission denied
      du: /var/backups: Permission denied
      184M /var
      16M /rescue
      111K /tmp
      5.0K /conf.default
      512B /mnt
      144M /boot
      113K /libexec
      12M /lib
      2.8M /sbin
      512B /media
      du: /usr/local/etc/swanctl/bliss: Permission denied
      du: /usr/local/etc/swanctl/pkcs12: Permission denied
      du: /usr/local/etc/swanctl/ecdsa: Permission denied
      du: /usr/local/etc/swanctl/pkcs8: Permission denied
      du: /usr/local/etc/swanctl/private: Permission denied
      du: /usr/local/etc/swanctl/rsa: Permission denied
      du: /usr/local/etc/ipsec.d/private: Permission denied
      930M /usr
      869K /bin
      33K /home
      512B /net
      du: /etc/ntp: Permission denied
      3.7M /etc
      1.3G /

      The sudo package doesn't seem to have installed by the default setup process. The user id might not have sufficient privilege to install that either.

      My speculation is those /var/temp subdirectories are taking up space over a number of pfSense upgrades but can't do much at this point.

      Greatly appreciate any advice on how to proceed with this.

      Thanks in advance for your help.

      Cheers,

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        SteveITS Galactic Empire @HingLaw
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        @HingLaw The 1100 has 8 GB storage, it's probably this: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/filesystem-shrink.html. Delete old Boot Environments...note the space listed in the GUI is wrong, like "32K" or something, just delete old ones and your disk will "become larger."

        Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
        When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
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          HingLaw @SteveITS
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          @SteveITS

          Thanks so much for the help!

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