We should go through the list line-by-line at the next analysis meeting
and identify inactive users who should be moved to backup machines. It
won't take long, but Ernie needs this information to identify whom to
deactivate.
Bill
On Dec 23, 2005, at 12:44 PM, Douglas Kenneth Hasell wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've reduced my disk usage from 673000 to 166516 Hopefully this
> helps but I think the other big users have to do the same (ie. Adrian,
> Michael, Wang, Tim, Tavi, etc.) I also think the inactive users like
> Wang, Hauke, Tong ?, Tim ?, Mosser, etc. could be backed-up and then
> moved to some other machine which isn't backed up regularly but from
> which they could recover the files they need if and when they are
> needed.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Douglas
>
> 26-415 M.I.T.
> Tel: +1 (617) 258-7199
> 77 Massachusetts Avenue Fax: +1 (617)
> 258-5440
> Cambridge, MA 02139, USA E-mail:
> hasell@mit.edu
>
> On Dec 23, 2005, at 12:04 PM, Michael Kohl wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> here's my opinion on a short-term and long-term solution for
>> /home/blast:
>> I don't think that increasing the size of the user directory helps.
>> Instead it will get even worse very soon as people become careless
>> (like free expansion of gas).
>>
>> +very short term: clean up!
>> +short term: move inactive users to bud18
>> +long term: introduce quota system (hopefully not necessary)
>>
>> !!! The user directories /home/blast should only contain data that
>> needs
>> to be backed up regularly!!!
>>
>> Therefore, people should be well aware that any raw or crunched data
>> or excessive log output shall be stored in the scratch areas.
>> Admittedly, I belong to the GB-users, too. Nevertheless, on the long
>> term I would favor a quota system over an increase of useless
>> beackups.
>>
>> If you are afraid of data loss when storing data on scratch disks, you
>> should consider mirroring relevant directories with a second location
>> by using the "rsync" utility:
>>
>> E.g., to mirror all your files from the directory
>> bud01:/scratch/username with bud02:/scratch/username, type
>>
>> bud01:> cd /scratch/username
>> bud01:> rsync -nauvzlRe ssh ./* bud02:/scratch/username
>>
>> Leave away the "n" option when you're confident in what you're doing.
>> Rsync will only copy those files that are either newer or that do not
>> exist yet. See "man rsync" for further options.
>>
>> I'm using rsync for a daily backup of my laptop and can sleep very
>> well.
>>
>>
>> $ du -sc /home/blast/* 2>/dev/null | sort -n
>> 0 /home/blast/abs
>> 0 /home/blast/blast
>> 4 /home/blast/USAGE.LOG
>> 8 /home/blast/abr
>> 8 /home/blast/sktobler
>> 16 /home/blast/lost+found
>> 28 /home/blast/hxiang
>> 108 /home/blast/ransom
>> 288 /home/blast/coda
>> 504 /home/blast/mbutler
>> 516 /home/blast/wc
>> 640 /home/blast/amamo
>> 764 /home/blast/claudiag
>> 828 /home/blast/arnesen
>> 1108 /home/blast/rapaport
>> 1396 /home/blast/nsavvinv
>> 1876 /home/blast/lherman
>> 2220 /home/blast/buuren
>> 2448 /home/blast/doug
>> 2596 /home/blast/alarcon
>> 4008 /home/blast/palarczyk
>> 4256 /home/blast/jalthouse
>> 6092 /home/blast/sbauer
>> 6340 /home/blast/grubes
>> 6976 /home/blast/kmike
>> 13988 /home/blast/wchall
>> 16900 /home/blast/maxcht
>> 16976 /home/blast/lmgoggin
>> 17524 /home/blast/vodhanel
>> 18196 /home/blast/almgren
>> 18564 /home/blast/sthong
>> 20856 /home/blast/flan
>> 28068 /home/blast/kovash
>> 32916 /home/blast/zapoian
>> 35952 /home/blast/tsentalovich
>> 38556 /home/blast/zwart
>> 41936 /home/blast/zhangchi
>> 48916 /home/blast/zilong
>> 55420 /home/blast/zhengyi
>> 56232 /home/blast/jvieregg
>> 57460 /home/blast/maurik
>> 66368 /home/blast/cbdandrea
>> 76220 /home/blast/ezyryder
>> 85260 /home/blast/bibek
>> 85808 /home/blast/alicrocker
>> 88136 /home/blast/jmpavel
>> 90964 /home/blast/jrc
>> 96728 /home/blast/mcsziget
>> 120368 /home/blast/kboddy
>> 121756 /home/blast/franklin
>> 122820 /home/blast/kdow
>> 125580 /home/blast/ddutta
>> 156540 /home/blast/nikolas
>> 190180 /home/blast/msteadman
>> 201944 /home/blast/edsix
>> 212760 /home/blast/cmgreene
>> 214336 /home/blast/rfatemi
>> 221332 /home/blast/agoodhue
>> 236164 /home/blast/dsflash
>> 265756 /home/blast/mcilhany
>> 269340 /home/blast/seely
>> 276496 /home/blast/martina
>> 313144 /home/blast/shariton
>> 321648 /home/blast/egeis
>> 325512 /home/blast/dukedoc02
>> 362568 /home/blast/clasie
>> 398248 /home/blast/cvsroot
>> 408044 /home/blast/ajmasch
>> 418976 /home/blast/amosser
>> 425124 /home/blast/chris2
>> 425424 /home/blast/elog
>> 456716 /home/blast/degrush
>> 481980 /home/blast/tong
>> 659884 /home/blast/vziskin
>> 673000 /home/blast/hasell
>> 679032 /home/blast/akdogan
>> 690788 /home/blast/hauke
>> 717772 /home/blast/tavi
>> 975452 /home/blast/tps
>> 1160628 /home/blast/wangxu
>> 1190484 /home/blast/karpiusp
>> 1295580 /home/blast/kohlm
>> 2617704 /home/blast/adrian
>> 18884056 total
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards and merry Christmas,
>>
>> Michael
>>
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