Tracking file storage space use

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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' 
> 
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