du . -h --max-depth=1 Along with other scripts and/or operator... :) ET PS: You may want to get rid of the '-h' for scripts... Eric Shubert writes: > Alan Dayley wrote: >> I have a server running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. It's running very >> well but lately we have been running out of disk space on occasion. >> The truth is we need more storage and that solution is coming. In the >> mean time, I need to figure out where all the space is being consumed. >> >> Every once in a while I can see 3-5GB get consumed in about a day. >> Then, when I warn everyone we are running out, this space suddenly >> comes free. I think a user is eating the space and then freeing it up >> when my warning goes out. But none of the users will admit to this >> behavior. That's not a big deal because, whether a user or not, I'd >> like to know what or who is eating this space and then releasing it. >> >> The server is running SAMBA shares for /home and other directores, >> Bugzilla with MySQL on the database, TWiki, Subversion, CVS and ftp >> services. Tracking each of these individually may be a bear. I was >> thinking there may be a tool that tracks recent usage from the file >> system level. >> >> What tools can I use to get a handle on this issue and increase my >> knowledge about disk usage? >> >> Alan > > I would think that a periodic find command could suffice. You could > write a find command that would "find all of the files over 1 gig that > were created in the last 24 hours", then put it in cron.daily/. You can > tailor the find command to suit your situation. > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss