Why does filesystem gradually increase by mlocate.db database ?
Issue
- Have many
mlocate.db.xxxxxx
files in/var/lib/mlocate
. The filesystem is currently full. - The date of mlocate.db is old, with the "extra" files all newer.
- Need to know if it is safe to remove these files and run
updatedb
manually to free up disk space in/var
.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Subscriber exclusive content
A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.