Re: [WebDNA] [tip] inodes (files in a directory)

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2015


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texte = Donovan You 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 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] [tip] inodes (files in a directory) (Donovan Brooke 2015)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] [tip] inodes (files in a directory) (Palle Bo Nielsen 2015)
  3. [WebDNA] [tip] inodes (files in a directory) (Donovan Brooke 2015)
Donovan You 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 Palle Bo Nielsen

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