/tmp directory problems in 3.8.1

[coloradok5]

Looks like quite a few of us are now having /tmp directory problems in 3.8.1, did something change in this regard from 3.7?

[Steve Machol]

Nope. This is now and has always been a server issue.

What specific problem are you having?

[coloradok5]

Interesting, I am all of a sudden getting:

MySQL Error : Got error 28 from storage engine

It seems that VB is not emptying its old data, and it's just piling up in the /tmp partition? My /tmp is 5gb and seems big enough?

Also, when I try to simply go into a forum I get:
MySQL Error : Error writing file '/tmp/MYWUrPfz' (Errcode: 28)

[Jinovich]

If you can manage the server login via SSH and run the following commands

# cd /tmp
# rm -rf *

This should free up your /tmp partition otherwise you may need to ask your host to do so.

$ df -h
$ cd /tmp
$ df -h /tmp

The above commands are also useful for analysing your hard drives and more importantly where all your space has gone.

So far I havent had any issues with tmp issues in the new vB and my tmp partition is much smaller than 5gb.

[Steve Machol]

vB does not empty data from the tmp directory. That is the server's job.

[coloradok5]

Hmm, I guess I will have to keep an eye on it then, never even messed with it before the latest version.