[Sderby] (no subject)

[Gerry Mayfield]

Sorry, being thick here..  (by the way removing that signature clears my =
problem, Thanks)

I have:-

/
	/etc
	/home
	/root
	/usr

(editted as an example)

The /home is the '/home' partition ?
the /root is the '/' partition
 so which partition (for example) is the /usr in? I am struggling to =
understand the boundaries of these 3 partitions.

(I don't have a /home/root entry by the way, just /root)

Sorry for being thick

Gerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Clive Jones [mailto:clive@tux-it.co.uk]
Sent: 27 August 2002 12:34
To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Sderby] (no subject)


On Tuesday 27 Aug 2002 11:38 am, Gerry Mayfield wrote:

> Clive Jones (whose e-mail crashes my outlook, but never mind)=20

My email isn't anything fancy - it is in plain text but is digitally =
signed.
This email isn't signed so shouldn't hit any bugs in Outlook.

> some help and I deduce that the folder '/root/Desktop2/Trash' is then =
part
> of the the '/' directory.  This folder has HUNDREDS of entries and =
while I
> have deleted some I need a safe way of clearing these.  I assume this =
is
> the trash can from the GUI.  Can this be done from Webmin?

The home directory of root is /root/, not /home/root/.  This means that =
the=20
/home partition can fill up and you can still log in as root to sort the =

problem out.  Your problem is the other way around though :-(

It is the GUI trashcan.  Deleting the files will probably be easier =
using a=20
command shell.  I'd start with 'rm -f filenamemask' in the trash =
directory to=20
erase a few of the bigger files.

> I am running Caldera Openlinux.  I believe there is a command to =
launch the
> GUI (it currently is running in command line). Can someoe assist with =
yhis
> command?

Try startx when already logged on.  I'd erase some of the files manually =
first=20
though, as a GUI will require additional temporary hard disk space which =
you=20
may not have.

HTH

C.

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