Re: Server Losing Hard Disk Space

["Navroz Shariff" <navroz.shariff () gmail com>]

I apologize for the late post.

We ran into a similar problem a while back and we used the software
FolderSizes, a network based disk analysis tool
(http://www.foldersizes.com/), to take a visual representation of the
disk on a daily basis and compare the snapshots of the different days.

-Shariff

On 12/2/06, Dan Denton <ddenton () paylessoffice com> wrote:
> Thank you all for your input on this. We've finally found out that this
> box (also running exchange and a mail proxy) had a flaw in the
> mail-proxy software allowing it to be used as an open relay. This was
> causing increased traffic, and increased log files. Thanks again...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Petter Bruland [mailto:pbruland () fcglv com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 1:39 PM
> To: Dan Denton; security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: Server Losing Hard Disk Space
>
> Hi,
>
> Check your event log to see if there are errors showing up.
>
> Also, have you made any changes lately? Like turning on
> logging/debugging for any applications, such as DNS, DHCP etc?
>
> What service do you have on this box? Exchange? File server? FTP?
>
> Do you have a public available FTP server that might be used by
> unauthorized users? I had this happen on a box, where I suddenly found
> some cool games and a movie.
>
> If you are running Exchange on it, and you haven't had a successful
> backup, you might have some log files filling up the drive.
>
> Just my two cents... or so
>
> -Petter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
> On Behalf Of Dan Denton
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:07 AM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Server Losing Hard Disk Space
>
> I have a win2k which has been steadily losing disk space for the last
> few days at a rate of half a gig a day or more. Can anyone point me in
> the direction of a tool that will allow me to see which files have
> increased in size between determined intervals? Any help is
> appreciated...
>
> Dan Denton
> Information Technology Manager, CCNA
> Pay-LESS Office Products


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