How to kill/close log files that are open through lsof grep deleted?

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I have a deleted a large log file from our servers. so I executed this command to validate.

lsof -nP | grep '(deleted)'

and this showed up.

how can I permanently delete the results fo this lsof? I need to recliam the needed space on our hardrive

@gmck I tried executing sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql stop but the file still persists/results still persists — KyelJmD, Mar 17 '16 at 13:07

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 17 '16 at 13:09

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looks like pid 20583 is keeping open the file. So search for it

ps aux | grep 20583

See what process is holding it open and restart the process or kill it.

answered Mar 17 '16 at 13:09

Mike

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runyoufreak · Answer 2 · 2016-03-17T13:23:21.497

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If this is not a production system, just restart/kill postgres.

I'll check later for your answer, because there's a way to empty these files if you can't restart the application right now and you REALLY need the disk space urgently, but I wouldn't recommend it from the start.

edited Mar 17 '16 at 13:23

answered Mar 17 '16 at 13:05

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How to kill/close log files that are open through lsof grep deleted?

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