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/var: write failed, file system is full



What does this mean?
I got the same message trying to type once I was in party, although it let
me leave without any problems.
Is this a problem with the way my account is set up, or with the party
program, or what?

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The /var disk partition where party writes its log files filled
up, so when party tried to append to a log file it found that
it couldn't, and printed that error message.

So it was not a problem with your account setup nor with the
party program (at least, not directly).

Somebody seems to have cleaned out the /var partition; there's
plenty of free space now.

You can see a listing of grex's disk partition usage by typing

        !df

        Is there a reason that a human operator is mandated?

        Can't it just delete 'old', rename the new; and start the newer
        log?

Actually, there's automatic rollover of log files in /var --
once a week, I believe on Sunday. So that may be exactly what
happened in this case.

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Ahh...so party isn't trying to kill me, some anonymous log file is trying to
kill me.  It all makes sense now :)

Well actually, some anonymous logfile was killing party, which
then in turn was trying to kill you.

        You just gotta' love a rogue log.. Hmm.. trees... Nahh

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