A straightforward script could be used to clear space in cases where the disk hits the overflow level. This script tidies the whole system, not just the affected disk.
#!/local/gnu/bin/cfengine -f # # Emergency tidyup! # # (Users read their cfengine.rm files to see what got deleted!) # control: site = ( mysite ) mountpattern = ( $(site)/$(host) ) homepattern = ( u? ) actionsequence = ( tidy ) tidy: home pattern=core R=inf age=0 home pattern=*~ R=inf age=0 home pattern=*.dvi R=inf age=1 home pattern=*.o R=inf age=0 /tmp pattern=* R=inf age=0 # could be risky /usr/tmp pattern=* R=inf age=0 # " ignore: .X11
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