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System volume 'root' usage is 100%
I've got a client with a Readynas 102, I just started getting this error message in my email today, every ten minutes:
System volume 'root' usage is 100 %. This condition should not occur in normal conditions. Please contact technical support.
I saw another post with the same error and it looks like they did some commands on the shell. I do not have ssh access (but can set it up if need be). Is there anyway I can troubleshoot prior to setting up ssh? They have no add-ons installed, very basic windows file server setup. They have a nightly backup that copies all data to an external drive, maybe it's a log file? On that note, is there a setting to keep logs 'trimmed'?
Thank you in advance!!!!
System volume 'root' usage is 100 %. This condition should not occur in normal conditions. Please contact technical support.
I saw another post with the same error and it looks like they did some commands on the shell. I do not have ssh access (but can set it up if need be). Is there anyway I can troubleshoot prior to setting up ssh? They have no add-ons installed, very basic windows file server setup. They have a nightly backup that copies all data to an external drive, maybe it's a log file? On that note, is there a setting to keep logs 'trimmed'?
Thank you in advance!!!!
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- Thanks for the advice, I will try to OS reinstall next. Will I have to create new users after the reinstall or does it keep all settings intact as well?
Also, what can I do to prevent the log files from getting too big in the future? kokomodrums wrote: Thanks for the advice, I will try to OS reinstall next. Will I have to create new users after the reinstall or does it keep all settings intact as well?
It keeps all users. Only settings for which bad values could lock you of of a system would be reset. So the admin password and some network settings would be reset.kokomodrums wrote:
Also, what can I do to prevent the log files from getting too big in the future?
Well without knowing which log file filled up the OS partition it is difficult to say.- I also get the same massage on my ReadyNAS 316 (6.1.4). I'm only running owncloud application. Any solutions?
- Do you have SSH access enabled?
- Just received the same error message 15 minutes ago and 5 minutes ago. I deleted the logs from Frontview, but the error message remains... :( I have SSH enabled.
Maybe log in with ssh, and look around to see what is using the space.lobbie1978 wrote: Just received the same error message 15 minutes ago and 5 minutes ago. I deleted the logs from Frontview, but the error message remains... :( I have SSH enabled. lobbie1978 wrote: Just received the same error message 15 minutes ago and 5 minutes ago. I deleted the logs from Frontview, but the error message remains... :( I have SSH enabled.
I think I found the problem. For some reason the 'Transmission' add-on installed the download folder in the root directory, filling up the root dir rapidly. Although in the config.json file, the download directory is /Data/Transmission/Incomplete
Weird...
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