Disk quota problem: batch delete users cache folder

[nipodrom]

Hi!

Need your help. How can I delete the cache folder of multiple user home directories via automatically executed shell script on a Mac OS X Server?

Example:

The userdata are stored on a Xsan Volume like this:

/Volumes/Xsan/userdata/mike
/Volumes/Xsan/userdata/peter
/Volumes/Xsan/userdata/robert
/Volumes/Xsan/userdata/dave
/Volumes/Xsan/userdata/michael

… etc. (total 1629 user home directories)

and in every userfolder is the same folder structur:

Desktop, Documents, Library, Movies, Music, Pictures and Public

The folder which should be removed is:

/username/Library/Caches

The script should go through all 1629 user home directories and delete the entire cache folder. I would like to run this script automatically as a cron job in the night.

I’m open for any ideas to solve this disk quota problem. Thanks in advance for your help.

With best regards,

Mike

[craprock]

bump. i’m looking for the same exact solution, actually. anyone have any ideas? my edu SE said to look here first. 🙂

[jrr316]

Check out Server Cleanup by Mark Gabrenas:

http://web.mac.com/bancher/My_Utilities/Home.html

Great utility!

-Justin Redden
ACTC 10.4

[craprock]

thanks!!!

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