Resolving 'Root Partition Is Filling Up' Issue on Sophos UTM Firewall
This is a quick guide on how to resolve an occasional problem that could happen to neglected Sophos UTM firewall with default settings, where updates are automatically downloaded to device, filling up storage after some time. An email alert similar to the below is sent to administrator when it happens: From: Firewall Notification System [[email protected]] Sent: 18 June 2016 11:58 PM To: Administrator [[email protected]] Subject: [SOPHOS][INFO-150] Root partition is filling up - please check Root partition is filling up - please check. Current usage: 86% -- System Uptime : 362 days 1 hour 2 minutes System Load : 0.05 System Version : Sophos UTM 9.210-20 Please refer to the manual for detailed instructions. To solve it, one way is to SSH into Sophos UTM firewall using root login Remove content under Sophos update directory (Main f...