To cleanup old patches

cd /var/adm/sw/save
swmodify -x patch_commit=true PH*

To get more space in /var without going to single user.

du -ks /var/*
locate the most used directories that can be missed for some time
make a new file system mount it for example.

Stop swagentd
mount the new file system under /var/adm/sw_new
mv /var/adm/sw/* /var/adm/sw_new
mv /var/adm/sw_new /var/adm/sw

The size of the new sw directory should be the current size from du -ks and
some extra space as told you be the swinstall log.

have fun, Paul

P.S. It's a good idea to have a current backup and to make a  make_recovery
tape first.

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