If you have a bunch of logwatch folders under some directory, most likely under /var/cache/logwatch/ that are filling up your server, you should fix it before it brings your server down. Often this can cause the disks to fill up in just a month or two, maybe less. If logwatch is causing your disks to fill up, keep reading.

If you are asking yourself: How do I find out if logwatch is filling up my server? The answer is:

1. Look at your logwatch configuration files to determine where the TmpDir is set to
2. Go to that tmp directory, and run this command:

du -sm ./*

From here, you can use your brain to determine if that directory is the problem. Remember, the df command shows your total disk space usage:

df

Okay, now you’ve determined that logwatch files are the problem,. Are you asking yourself one of these questions?

• Why are these logwatch files filling up my server?
• Why are these logwatch files not getting deleted?
• How do I fix this so logwatch files get deleted from now on?
• Is it okay to delete all of these logwatch files?
• How do I delete these logwatch files?

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You’ve come a long way from your fledgling website that only got two hundred hits per month. You now have a three hundred page monster on its way to getting millions of hits per month. You’re going to need a better hosting plan than you had before. A much better hosting plan.

Sure, your shared hosting plan worked fine in the past. Ok, well, not counting those intermittent down-times and oh yeh, that other time when someone (one of your competitors, maybe, but most likely an ex-girlfriend) figured out your account password and deleted your entire website. But that simply will not do for your website as it is now. You’ve invested too much time and money into this project and its finally starting to yield some results. There is absolutely no question about it: you need to find and review dedicated server plans and choose the right one fast!
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