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Possible bug

Submitted by matiass32 on Wed, 2010-02-10 11:22

I'm runing ejabberd-2.1-2 on

FreeBSD it05 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 21 15:02:08 UTC 2009 root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64

Suddenly, my /var partition is running out of space.

When I run df -h, i get:

]# df -h
Filesystem            Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/mirror/gm0s1a    496M    373M     83M    82%    /
devfs                 1.0K    1.0K      0B   100%    /dev
/dev/mirror/gm0s1e    496M     58M    398M    13%    /tmp
/dev/mirror/gm0s1f    433G    2.6G    396G     1%    /usr
/dev/mirror/gm0s1d     13G     11G    998M    92%    /var
procfs                4.0K    4.0K      0B   100%    /proc
linprocfs             4.0K    4.0K      0B   100%    /usr/compat/linux/proc

When I cd to /var and run a du -hs I get:

# cd /var/
[root@it05 /var]# du -hs *
2.0K    account
2.0K    agentx
6.0K    at
2.0K    audit
12K    backups
4.0K    crash
6.0K    cron
168M    db
2.0K    empty
2.0K    games
2.0K    heimdal
18K    lib
8.8M    log
850K    mail
4.0K    msgs
48K    named
4.0K    net-snmp
2.0K    preserve
54K    run
2.0K    rwho
3.5M    spool
116K    tmp
24K    yp

So, it seems that something is sucking up all the space but doesn't have a file descriptor on the file system, so du is not finding the file.

Running lsof|grep /var I get:

...

beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   10w    VREG               0,93              31895    23581 /var/log/ejabberd/erlang.log
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   11u    VREG               0,93                 97    47130 /var/spool/ejabberd/LATEST.LOG
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   12w    VREG               0,93        11170768676    23582 /var (/dev/mirror/gm0s1d)
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   19u    VREG               0,93             119220    47140 /var/spool/ejabberd/offline_msg.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   20u    VREG               0,93               6809    47142 /var/spool/ejabberd/private_storage.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   22u    VREG               0,93            1282598    47148 /var/spool/ejabberd/pubsub_item.DAT
beam.smp  28398 ejabberd   23u    VREG               0,93               5752    47154 /var/spool/ejabberd/vcard.DAT

...

So, it seems that ejabberd is sucking up 10Gb I'm missing on my filesystem, and that space is being reserved into the /var directory.

Is this a bug on ejabberd?

Is there any way to solve this without having to restart the server (not tried yet, as many people is using it....)

Thanks.

‹ I wanted some advice and maybe have work.. Mod_statsdx not updating ›

This person cross-posted the

Submitted by mfoss on Sat, 2010-02-13 09:36.

This person cross-posted the same question, at the same time, to the ejabberd mailing list. But forgot to mention this fact in both submissions.

See: High filesystem usage

In that discussion, other people noticed that the problem was caused by a mistake in the administrator itself, not a bug in ejabberd.

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The issue is offline_msg.DAT.

Submitted by ericorj on Wed, 2012-07-25 20:49.

The issue is offline_msg.DAT. Lately,I have been asked to supply information of logged chat of a certain user. Searching for this in our server, I came accross de said file. However, I just don't how to read it or if there is any plugin to do so as this file has been encrypted, whose algorithm I haven't the foggiest what it is all about.

Can you help me reding that file? Is there any tool to do so? Plugin? Or,maybe, any feature in Ejabberd environment or from command line I missed?

Tks in advance.

»

Unfortunately I cannot help

Submitted by mikekaganski on Wed, 2012-07-25 22:08.

Unfortunately I cannot help you with your issue. But I must ask: are you sure you found right topic to post your problem to? I'm afraid it has nothing to do with this topic's issue, and should be posted in a new forum topic.

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