Starting dispatcher server ....Failed to create logfile:

On a test machine we filled the var partition. Now we get the following error when attempting to start-msg

Starting dispatcher server ....Failed to create logfile: No space left on device

The partition has been clear off and has lots of free space. but still bet the above error.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Darren

[342 byte] By [DarrenLCCa] at [2007-11-26 20:37:15]
# 1
Check that the log directory exists and has correct permissions. Check that the old mail log files have correct permissions so the server can write to them.
jay_plesseta at 2007-7-10 1:51:29 > top of Java-index,E-Mail, Calendar, & Collaboration,Sun Java System Messaging Server...
# 2

Hi,

You may also want to run ./imsimta cnbuild;./imsimta restart. I have seen cases where full filesystems has lead to corruption of the MTA configuration database -- which lead to all sorts of mess.

And if all that fails, you may want to truss the startup and see what file it tried to create/access when it reported that error.

Regards,

Shane.

shane_hjortha at 2007-7-10 1:51:29 > top of Java-index,E-Mail, Calendar, & Collaboration,Sun Java System Messaging Server...
# 3
doing a ./imsimta cnbuild results in the same filesystem full error.
DarrenLCCa at 2007-7-10 1:51:29 > top of Java-index,E-Mail, Calendar, & Collaboration,Sun Java System Messaging Server...
# 4

All the permissions seem to be fine.

If i go into the log directory, delete all the log files, do a cnbuild then stop-msg and then a start-msg, it works.. however.. if I then stop-msg and start-msg again.. it fails with the no space left on device error....

seems to be lots of space..

DarrenLCCa at 2007-7-10 1:51:29 > top of Java-index,E-Mail, Calendar, & Collaboration,Sun Java System Messaging Server...
# 5
just noticed /var/adm/messages is reporting that /var is out of inodes
DarrenLCCa at 2007-7-10 1:51:29 > top of Java-index,E-Mail, Calendar, & Collaboration,Sun Java System Messaging Server...
# 6
That would certainly explain it.
jay_plesseta at 2007-7-10 1:51:29 > top of Java-index,E-Mail, Calendar, & Collaboration,Sun Java System Messaging Server...