Hi everyone, Been a while since I last posted a question where the answer is probably obvious!!
MTA is Sendmail...
OK, whats the file limit in directories if there is one, just my mail spool directory is huge!! There's around 5500 files in there. None of the users have shell accounts all pop3.. I was wanting to know as I've just been informed that because "the powers that be" like the way the system works with so little downtime, we're going to bin Notes (about time too) and migrate another 3000 onto the system.
The current Notes server only sends and recieves around 60k messages per day, so will take the Linux box upto around 90k messages per day. I want to stick with Sendmail as I know it better than other MTA's, just want to make sure Sendmail will not have any problems with this sort of use. Bandwidth isn't an issue (which is nice to say!) got a dedicated 4mb pipe for it...
TIA
Simon
On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 06:46:30AM +0100, Simon wrote:
OK, whats the file limit in directories if there is one, just my mail spool directory is huge!! There's around 5500 files in there. None of the users have shell accounts all pop3.. I was wanting to know as I've just been informed that because "the powers that be" like the way the system works with so little downtime, we're going to bin Notes (about time too) and migrate another 3000 onto the system.
afaicr there is no upper limit on files in directories on linux but you will want to adjust the amount of inodes available on that filesystem as each file will take up one inode. Use df -i to see how many inodes you have and how many are used. The main problem is that if you have used the default that the filesystem was created with you can't adjust it, you will need to mkfs from scratch.
Adam
Hi Adam,
Thanks, just checked only using 3% so should be no problems...
Have you got any handy link explaining inodes ?
Simon
On Wednesday 17 July 2002 7:55 am, Adam Bower wrote:
On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 06:46:30AM +0100, Simon wrote:
OK, whats the file limit in directories if there is one, just my mail spool directory is huge!! There's around 5500 files in there. None of the users have shell accounts all pop3.. I was wanting to know as I've just been informed that because "the powers that be" like the way the system works with so little downtime, we're going to bin Notes (about time too) and migrate another 3000 onto the system.
afaicr there is no upper limit on files in directories on linux but you will want to adjust the amount of inodes available on that filesystem as each file will take up one inode. Use df -i to see how many inodes you have and how many are used. The main problem is that if you have used the default that the filesystem was created with you can't adjust it, you will need to mkfs from scratch.
Adam
On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 07:58:06AM +0100, Simon wrote:
Hi Adam,
Thanks, just checked only using 3% so should be no problems...
Have you got any handy link explaining inodes ?
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2001/03/07/FreeBSD_Basics.html
FreeBSD but the principals are the same (as they are for any unix)
Adam
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