Re: [WebDNA] [tip] inodes (files in a directory)
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texte = DonovanYou have caught my attention on an old =93wend server not running=94 =problem. What would you consider to many files in a directory?/Palle> On 13/02/2015, at 19.55, Donovan Brooke
wrote:>=20> Hello,> Ubuntu 12.04> WebDNA Server 8>=20> Maybe this will help some of you that have expressed problems with the ==93WebDNA Server Not Running=94, or having to use a restart.>=20> I had one client that had a server uptime of 309 days, running WebDNA =Server =938=94 (sort of a pre-8 really). It actually had an uptime =longer than that.. but restarted for non-critical reasons.>=20> This morning I woke up to issues (sparactic WebDNA errors, SSH =weirdness... and eventually the WebDNA Server Not Running finally. =Reboot would recreate that string of problems.=20>=20> Upon inspection, it turned out to be too many files in a directory=85 =in one of the ShoppingCarts directories to be exact. There were so many =files in this directory, that I could not even run =91ls=92 on it.>=20> The number of files, pretty much means the number of inodes. If you do =a =91df -i=92, you can see an inode column, with limits and usage.=20>=20> Now, I remember seeing some claims of problems with the Server version =related to inodes. I don=92t know what that was about, but the issue =here is that I obviously had too many files in a directory, which was =exceeding the limit of inodes allowed in a directory (something like 10 =million for this one I think :-) ).=20>=20> This is user error obviously... but sometimes these things are not =easily spotted or forgotten about.. so I thought I=92d relay my story to =the talk list.=20>=20> Hope it helps someone else.>=20> My Lesson (reminder): Periodically monitor disk usage, large logs, and =inodes (number of files in a directory)=85 and make sweepers and log =roller=92s as needed ;-)>=20> Couple of tools:> Disk usage:> df -h>=20> Inode usage: (my issue this morning)> df -i>=20> how many files are in a particular directory:> ls -l | wc -l (ls -=93ell=94 =93pipe=94 wc -=93ell=94)>=20> Happy Friday everyone.=20>=20> Donovan---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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DonovanYou have caught my attention on an old =93wend server not running=94 =problem. What would you consider to many files in a directory?/Palle> On 13/02/2015, at 19.55, Donovan Brooke wrote:>=20> Hello,> Ubuntu 12.04> WebDNA Server 8>=20> Maybe this will help some of you that have expressed problems with the ==93WebDNA Server Not Running=94, or having to use a restart.>=20> I had one client that had a server uptime of 309 days, running WebDNA =Server =938=94 (sort of a pre-8 really). It actually had an uptime =longer than that.. but restarted for non-critical reasons.>=20> This morning I woke up to issues (sparactic WebDNA errors, SSH =weirdness... and eventually the WebDNA Server Not Running finally. =Reboot would recreate that string of problems.=20>=20> Upon inspection, it turned out to be too many files in a directory=85 =in one of the ShoppingCarts directories to be exact. There were so many =files in this directory, that I could not even run =91ls=92 on it.>=20> The number of files, pretty much means the number of inodes. If you do =a =91df -i=92, you can see an inode column, with limits and usage.=20>=20> Now, I remember seeing some claims of problems with the Server version =related to inodes. I don=92t know what that was about, but the issue =here is that I obviously had too many files in a directory, which was =exceeding the limit of inodes allowed in a directory (something like 10 =million for this one I think :-) ).=20>=20> This is user error obviously... but sometimes these things are not =easily spotted or forgotten about.. so I thought I=92d relay my story to =the Talk List.=20>=20> Hope it helps someone else.>=20> My Lesson (reminder): Periodically monitor disk usage, large logs, and =inodes (number of files in a directory)=85 and make sweepers and log =roller=92s as needed ;-)>=20> Couple of tools:> Disk usage:> df -h>=20> Inode usage: (my issue this morning)> df -i>=20> how many files are in a particular directory:> ls -l | wc -l (ls -=93ell=94 =93pipe=94 wc -=93ell=94)>=20> Happy Friday everyone.=20>=20> Donovan---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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