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Question
/var Filesystem Is Full (due to /var/spool/mail/*)
Answer
Environment
AIX versions 4 and 5LQuestion
/var filesystem is full due to a very large file in /var/spool/mail/*. Can I delete it?
Answer
Files in /var/spool/mail are flat text files that serve as the user's mailbox. You can just move them out of the way or zero them out, if you are sure that the mails are not needed by the user.
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