Re: [webmin-l] Disk Space After Deleting Emails

[Steve C. <cam...@cn...>]

Rob Tielen wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Have you verified that you are allowed to use this module in webmin users.
> Maybe it is only activated for root.
>
> Rob Tielen
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: web...@li...
> [mailto:web...@li...] Namens Steve Campbell
> Verzonden: vrijdag 29 februari 2008 14:18
> Aan: Webmin users list
> Onderwerp: Re: [webmin-l] Disk Space After Deleting Emails
>
>
>
> Jamie Cameron wrote:
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>> On 28/Feb/2008 13:48 MAR wrote ..
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>>> Jamie Cameron wrote ..
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>>>> On 28/Feb/2008 13:06 MAR wrote ..
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>>>>> I recently removed about 4000 emails from an account recently, using
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> the usual
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>>>>> interface in webmin (sendmail module).
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>>>>> After deleting the emails, which did not go to a "trash" box of any
>>>>>           
> sort, I
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>>> noticed
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>>>>> that my diskspace increased by about 3GB.  Is there some sort of
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> temporary
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>>> cache
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>>>>> or place webmin puts the emails that needs to be cleared?
>>>>>
>>>>> I rebooted my machine, but nothing changed.  I saw this happen once
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> before
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>>> in
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>>>> a
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>>>>> similar situation, but the disk space usage went back to normal after a
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> few
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>>> days.
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>>>>> Doesn't seem to have happened this time.
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>>>>>           
>>>> No, any email deleted in Webmin is gone for good..
>>>> Perhaps something else used up  the disk space?
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>>>>         
>>> Maybe.  I certainly can't find anything on the server that increased by
>>>       
> 3GB.....
>   
>>> :\
>>>     
>>>       
>> Presumably the users' mail file hasn't increased by 3GB?
>> Are there any huge files under /etc/webmin perhaps?
>>
>> I created a separate Webmin module that can show disk usage by
>> directory, which is useful for finding this type of thing .. you can get
>> it from : http://www.webmin.com/download/modules/disk-usage.wbm.gz
>>
>>  - Jamie
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>>     
> Jamie,
>
> I thought this sounded useful, so I installed it, but can't seem to find 
> it anywhere. I have looked under all (sub/)categories, but don't see 
> this. Maybe I just don't know what I'm looking for.
>
> Under which category should it be located, and how is it to be used (it 
> may be obvious after I find it)?
>
> Thanks very much for the time and efforts.
>
> Steve Campbell
>
>
>
>   
Rob,

Yes, I even logged out as my user, and tried the the root login. I will 
go over this all again, just to be sure it's not a Friday event.

FYI - when installing, the install screen also verified that I include 
the ability to use the module by the installing user (me). Maybe I'm 
just not looking in the right place.

Thanks, though, for the time and effort.

Steve
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