Can't log on to default user ...

[jqball2u]

I get the following message: Can't create directory '/tmp/gpg-No2Pwk', No space left on device.

I don't remember how large my drive is, but my PCLOS is FullMonty 2011-09.

I can log in using Root but not using my default username.

Isn't the '/tmp' directory supposed to be cleaned at each reboot (on install, I ticked that option)?

How can I get logged in using my default username?

Thanks all!

[Just17]

You can use the root account to see the details of the partitions .....  check if one if full, and delete anything that is unnecessary to make some space.

In a terminal do

df

and copy/paste the output in your next post.

Isn't the '/tmp' directory supposed to be cleaned at each reboot (on install, I ticked that option)?

That option causes the RAM to be used instead of a tmp directory on the HDD .....  not a very good explanation and something that has been much complained about over the years!

[jqball2u]

I logged on using root and did as you said to delete all in '/tmp' (also the tmp in my username directory, just in case) and, in terminal, typed df - it said:

Filesystem       size       used      avail      use
/dev/sda1         16G       15G        0%      100%
/dev/sda6         80G      707M     79%         1%

I tried logging in using my username and got the same error (in a terminal box).

Am I going to have to delete that username and re-create it?

Thanks for the help,
QBall

[Old-Polack]

I logged on using root and did as you said to delete all in '/tmp' (also the tmp in my username directory, just in case) and, in terminal, typed df - it said:

Filesystem       size       used      avail      use
/dev/sda1         16G       15G        0%      100%
/dev/sda6         80G      707M     79%         1%

I tried logging in using my username and got the same error (in a terminal box).

Am I going to have to delete that username and re-create it?

Thanks for the help,
QBall

You didn't show the mount points.

[jqball2u]

Filesystem       size       used      avail      use             Mounted on
/dev/sda1         16G       15G        0%      100%            /
/dev/sda6         80G      707M     79%         1%            /home

[Old-Polack]

Filesystem       size       used      avail      use             Mounted on
/dev/sda1         16G       15G        0%      100%            /
/dev/sda6         80G      707M     79%         1%            /home

It's your / partition that is full. For a FM installation it should be much bigger. Your /home partition, where the normal user lives, is hardly used.

From my installation:

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Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdc5              45G  8.7G   35G  21% /
/dev/sdc12            100G   11G   85G  11% /home
I have just the normal KDE installation, which doesn't require near as much actual installation space as FM, but extra space is needed in the / partition for running certain processes. You may be able to clear enough space to operate, short term, by clearing files from the various tmp directories, and log files from /var/log, but you really need a much bigger / partition for successful long term running.

[jqball2u]

Thanks .... I went with the default installation instead of modifying it, which I guess I should have done that instead of using the default! ;(  I kind of figured that with installing all the programs, etc, (that I wanted) that the root partition got filled up fairly fast!

I started to download the newer version of FM but it stalled and when I went to redownload, it disappeared!? I cannot seem to find it now ... did it get taken offline for some reason I wonder?  I like FM cuz the virtual desktops are 'sectioned off' according to use, which I like for my laptop use! I could do that on my own, I guess, but it was just easier since someone else did all the hard work!

I guess I'll have to do my own hard work and configure PCLOS KDE the way FM is, since I cannot seem to find it to download anymore?

Thanks all for the help!

QBall

[Old-Polack]

Thanks .... I went with the default installation instead of modifying it, which I guess I should have done that instead of using the default! ;(  I kind of figured that with installing all the programs, etc, (that I wanted) that the root partition got filled up fairly fast!

I started to download the newer version of FM but it stalled and when I went to redownload, it disappeared!? I cannot seem to find it now ... did it get taken offline for some reason I wonder?  I like FM cuz the virtual desktops are 'sectioned off' according to use, which I like for my laptop use! I could do that on my own, I guess, but it was just easier since someone else did all the hard work!

I guess I'll have to do my own hard work and configure PCLOS KDE the way FM is, since I cannot seem to find it to download anymore?

Thanks all for the help!

QBall

Look here.

http://terasaur.org/search?query=pclinuxos

[muungwana]

I get the following message: Can't create directory '/tmp/gpg-No2Pwk', No space left on device.

I don't remember how large my drive is, but my PCLOS is FullMonty 2011-09.

I can log in using Root but not using my default username.

Isn't the '/tmp' directory supposed to be cleaned at each reboot (on install, I ticked that option)?

How can I get logged in using my default username?

Thanks all!

By default,5% of the disk space is reserved for root user,you are using that 5% reserved when you login with root account.

What you need to do is free up space on your root partition and you will then be able to log in using your account.

Space maybe taken by /tmp folder and may be taken by other folders in your root partition

when you log in as root,what does these command give you?

du -sch /var/ /tmp/

du -sch /var/cache/

[Just17]

I get the following message: Can't create directory '/tmp/gpg-No2Pwk', No space left on device.

I don't remember how large my drive is, but my PCLOS is FullMonty 2011-09.

I can log in using Root but not using my default username.

Isn't the '/tmp' directory supposed to be cleaned at each reboot (on install, I ticked that option)?

How can I get logged in using my default username?

Thanks all!

By default,5% of the disk space is reserved for root user,you are using that 5% reserved when you login with root account.

What you need to do is free up space on your root partition and you will then be able to log in using your account.

Space maybe taken by /tmp folder and may be taken by other folders in your root partition

when you log in as root,what does these command give you?

du -sch /var/ /tmp/

du -sch /var/cache/

Remember ......

Isn't the '/tmp' directory supposed to be cleaned at each reboot (on install, I ticked that option)?

.....  so the /tmp  is in RAM is it not?

[muungwana]

what command can be used to check if /tmp is in RAM or not?

outputs of commands are more informative and authoritative compared to explanations based on memory of past events.

[critter]

look at /etc/fstab
if you have an entry like this

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none /tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0then /tmp is in ram

[pags]

look at /etc/fstab
if you have an entry like this

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none /tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0then /tmp is in ram

The results of df will also be indicative:

df
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5             173G  159G  5.8G  97% /
none                  4.0G  158M  3.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sda2              50G   44G  6.9G  87% /mnt/windows

[jqball2u]

Thanks .... I went with the default installation instead of modifying it, which I guess I should have done that instead of using the default! ;(  I kind of figured that with installing all the programs, etc, (that I wanted) that the root partition got filled up fairly fast!

I started to download the newer version of FM but it stalled and when I went to redownload, it disappeared!? I cannot seem to find it now ... did it get taken offline for some reason I wonder?  I like FM cuz the virtual desktops are 'sectioned off' according to use, which I like for my laptop use! I could do that on my own, I guess, but it was just easier since someone else did all the hard work!

I guess I'll have to do my own hard work and configure PCLOS KDE the way FM is, since I cannot seem to find it to download anymore?

Thanks all for the help!

QBall

Look here.

http://terasaur.org/search?query=pclinuxos

I seem to have problems with downloading torrents ... maybe my ISP has put up a block(s) on torrent downloading/uploading?  Does anyone have a direct link?

Thanks,
QBall

[jqball2u]

look at /etc/fstab
if you have an entry like this

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none /tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0then /tmp is in ram

The results of df will also be indicative:

df
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5             173G  159G  5.8G  97% /
none                  4.0G  158M  3.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sda2              50G   44G  6.9G  87% /mnt/windows

The two entries I listed is all I saw.