On Tue, 2004-06-22 at 12:09, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (22/06/04 11:42), Shri Shrikumar wrote: > > I have a quick question - one of the servers that I manage have a > > problem in that /var/log/syslog and /var/log/daemon.log get filled up > > with a message from bind and subsequently bounces all mail since there > > is no space left. > > > > What is the best solution for this? Do I have to create another mount > > point for /var/spool/mail ? Quotas perhaps? Alternatively, how can I get > > syslog to ignore the lines that fill the log up. > > Is this after using the new sarge d-i? I've experienced the same problem > and had to delete these two log files to get packages installed. This > was on a test system where only /home and swap are on separate > partitions, whereas my production system has a separate /var > partition. Nevertheless, it would seem that the new d-i is creating > huge versions of these two logs (>1G each in the first day or so).
Hi Clive, no, im using stable with var on a separate partition. Shri -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shri Shrikumar U R Byte Solutions Tel: 0845 644 4745 I.T. Consultant Edinburgh, Scotland Mob: 0773 980 3499 Web: www.urbyte.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]