Ntop filled up my Hardrive

Catsrules · 09-17-2011, 02:11 PM

Ok so, I am very new to ntop. I got it all installed and running. Was in the middle of playing around with it. Then Life got in the way and I put ntop of the back burner. That was about a month ago. I guess it started to slowly eat away at my memory. It is only a 40GB drive in my Untangle box. Well now a month later it is 100% used according to df command. So Untangle web interface is down, Ntop web interface is down. I have tried to restart ntop from a terminal. But it can't even start that. I have shutdown rebooted untangle, but it is still at 100% used up.
So where does Ntop store it's data. so I can delete it and clear it out?

Thanks

RatKnight · 09-18-2011, 12:37 AM

Ouch...

This is why I bought a Dell R610... 1 TB of HD space, I basically never fill er up, lol.

Honestly dude, at this point, I think your best bet is going to be a reinstall... did you have it backed up?

Also, can you access the terminal from the physical untangle box, that opens up some options.

Andy

sky-knight · 09-18-2011, 02:18 AM

Your best option is to not run hacks that are known to cause this sort of issue. nTop does bad things to Untangle, it's best not to install it.

To fix it, there is a way to search through the filesystem and find the folders that are eating the room. But I can't remember the command for the life of me.

Catsrules · 09-18-2011, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RatKnight

Ouch...

This is why I bought a Dell R610... 1 TB of HD space, I basically never fill er up, lol.

Honestly dude, at this point, I think your best bet is going to be a reinstall... did you have it backed up?

Also, can you access the terminal from the physical untangle box, that opens up some options.

Andy

HAHA yeah, 1TB HD would have been a bit over kill for my little network of 10-15 clients, But I didn't know ntop was such a space sucker.

I think I have a backup around here somewhere. I remember I made one before I installed ntop. But I would like leave that as a last resort.

Yes I should be able to access the terminal on the physical box, just need to dig out a old LCD screen. But I thought SSH terminal could do everything a physical terminal could do.

Would uninstalling ntop clear out everything?

sky-knight · 09-18-2011, 02:43 PM

SSH can do everything the local terminal can, there is no difference. Other than one requiring the box to boot enough for a service to start.

Catsrules · 09-18-2011, 02:54 PM

I tried to uninstall ntop and it seam to have done the trick, it is still working at it but so far it has gone from 100% to 90% usage and still falling!!. But I still can't access untangle web interface, I tired /etc/init.d/apache2 start but it failed. Hopefully it will just require a reboot. I will try that after ntop has finished uninstalling.

sky-knight · 09-18-2011, 03:18 PM

If nTop's DB was the culprit it will take some time to remove all that stuff. I wouldn't suggest rebooting.

When the uninstall is done, just try this

/etc/init.d/untangle-vm restart

Catsrules · 09-18-2011, 05:32 PM

I get an error. in the /var/log/uvm/console.log I get
:FATAL ERROR: Can not connect to database. Is postgres running?
:UVM shutdown complete
Anyideas?

Catsrules · 09-18-2011, 05:37 PM

when I try to restart postgressql-8.3 I get
MDT Log: could not translate host name "localhost", service "5432" to address: Name or service not know
MDT warning: could not create listen socket for "localhost"
MDT FATAL: could not create any TCP/IP sockets.

pazza3564 · 09-18-2011, 05:47 PM

Its looking like a re-install is needed....

09-17-2011, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Catsrules Untangler Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 64	Ntop filled up my Hardrive Ok so, I am very new to ntop. I got it all installed and running. Was in the middle of playing around with it. Then Life got in the way and I put ntop of the back burner. That was about a month ago. I guess it started to slowly eat away at my memory. It is only a 40GB drive in my Untangle box. Well now a month later it is 100% used according to df command. So Untangle web interface is down, Ntop web interface is down. I have tried to restart ntop from a terminal. But it can't even start that. I have shutdown rebooted untangle, but it is still at 100% used up. So where does Ntop store it's data. so I can delete it and clear it out? Thanks

09-18-2011, 12:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
RatKnight Untangler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shepherd University Posts: 56	Ouch... This is why I bought a Dell R610... 1 TB of HD space, I basically never fill er up, lol. Honestly dude, at this point, I think your best bet is going to be a reinstall... did you have it backed up? Also, can you access the terminal from the physical untangle box, that opens up some options. Andy __________________ I am a Networking and Security Student. So, if I am wrong about something, please feel free to point it out. We learn from our mistakes, not from being right :)

09-18-2011, 02:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
sky-knight Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ URLs submitted: 8 Posts: 15,457	Your best option is to not run hacks that are known to cause this sort of issue. nTop does bad things to Untangle, it's best not to install it. To fix it, there is a way to search through the filesystem and find the folders that are eating the room. But I can't remember the command for the life of me. __________________ Rob Sandling, BS:SWE, MCP Intouch Technology Phone: 480-272-9889 rob@intouchtechllc.com UntangleAppliances.com Phone: 866-794-8879

09-18-2011, 02:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
sky-knight Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ URLs submitted: 8 Posts: 15,457	SSH can do everything the local terminal can, there is no difference. Other than one requiring the box to boot enough for a service to start. __________________ Rob Sandling, BS:SWE, MCP Intouch Technology Phone: 480-272-9889 rob@intouchtechllc.com UntangleAppliances.com Phone: 866-794-8879

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sky-knight Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ URLs submitted: 8 Posts: 15,457	If nTop's DB was the culprit it will take some time to remove all that stuff. I wouldn't suggest rebooting. When the uninstall is done, just try this /etc/init.d/untangle-vm restart __________________ Rob Sandling, BS:SWE, MCP Intouch Technology Phone: 480-272-9889 rob@intouchtechllc.com UntangleAppliances.com Phone: 866-794-8879

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09-18-2011, 02:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Catsrules Untangler Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 64	I tried to uninstall ntop and it seam to have done the trick, it is still working at it but so far it has gone from 100% to 90% usage and still falling!!. But I still can't access untangle web interface, I tired /etc/init.d/apache2 start but it failed. Hopefully it will just require a reboot. I will try that after ntop has finished uninstalling.

09-18-2011, 05:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
Catsrules Untangler Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 64	I get an error. in the /var/log/uvm/console.log I get :FATAL ERROR: Can not connect to database. Is postgres running? :UVM shutdown complete Anyideas?

09-18-2011, 05:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Catsrules Untangler Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 64	when I try to restart postgressql-8.3 I get MDT Log: could not translate host name "localhost", service "5432" to address: Name or service not know MDT warning: could not create listen socket for "localhost" MDT FATAL: could not create any TCP/IP sockets.

09-18-2011, 05:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
pazza3564 Master Untangler Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Echuca, Victoria, Australia Posts: 256	Its looking like a re-install is needed....