On Nov 28, 2007 3:26 PM, linux board <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Im using Redhat AS4 and I just want someone to help me on this simple inquiry.
> Do you think both [1 and 2a) + 2b)] below have the same effect? This is just
> to isolate the logrotate for (/var/log/wtmp and /var/log/messages) on the
> common logrotate schedule. I just want tomake the script simple if number 1
> is ok already. Thanks in advance!!!
>
> /etc/logrotate.conf
> 1)
> /var/log/wtmp /var/log/messages {
> weekly
> create 0664 root utmp
> rotate 52
> }
>
> 2a)
> /var/log/wtmp {
> weekly
> create 0664 root utmp
> rotate 52
> }
> 2b)
> /var/log/messages {
> weekly
> create 0664 root utmp
> rotate 52
> }
>
Some things to note:
1. File ownership. /var/log/messages is owned by root:root,
/var/log/wtmp by root:utmp
2. Process ownership. Which processes use (or own) /var/log/messages
(syslogd) and /var/log/wtmp (init (?)).
3. Signals and open file descriptors. To rotate /var/log/messages, for
example, you'd have to send a SIGHUP to syslogd.
With these in mind: man logrotate syslog utmp.
HTH.
--
Ian Dexter R. Marquez
http://feeds.iandexter.net/Coredump
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