<h2 id="heading-problem">Problem</h2>
<p>The journal (/var/log/journal) size is full.</p>
<h2 id="heading-solution">Solution</h2>
<ul>
<li>Clean up</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">journalctl --vacuum-size=100M
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>Check usage</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">journalctl --disk-usage
</code></pre>
<p>Result:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">Archived and active journals take up 112.0M in the file system.
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-acknowledgement">Acknowledgement</h2>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.loggly.com/ultimate-guide/managing-journal-size/">Managing Journal Size</a></li>
</ul>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1665045832519/SczW3bj1m.png" alt="journal-full.png" /></p>


## Problem

The journal (/var/log/journal) size is full.

## Solution

* Clean up

```shell
journalctl --vacuum-size=100M
```

* Check usage

```shell
journalctl --disk-usage
```

Result:

```shell
Archived and active journals take up 112.0M in the file system.
```

## Acknowledgement

* [Managing Journal Size](https://www.loggly.com/ultimate-guide/managing-journal-size/)


![journal-full.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1665045832519/SczW3bj1m.png align="left")


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