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Multiple partitions in Linux installation (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by liberatedGuy@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have been trying to use (#debian) #linux with separate partitions for /home and couple of others. However, I have been facing the problem of /var becoming full and thus blocking further updates and installations. Most of the time deleting /var/log/auth.log would help but now I have messed up and can't startup lightdm and using it from another tty. Can you guys share some tips and tricks as to avoiding this problem? I know keeping everything in one partition is one such trick. Anything else? #linux #foss #gnu #free_software #libre_software #disk #operatingsystems

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[–] Helix@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Make the var partition bigger (how big is it?)
use systemd and set a max size of the log files
use logrotate to set a max size
if auth.log is too big then it's probably a server so you might want to log to a syslog server instead of storing it on the system
or you set the SSH port to something different to reduce noise
or you disable logging for nonexistent users
or you set up fail2ban to stop bruteforce
or you set the SSH daemon spawn settings so it doesn't allow brute forcing
...

there's basically endless solutions for this problem based on the actual source of the issue. What's the reason for you needing to delete the auth.log?