> Subject: Log Files > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 07:54:23 -0500 > From: Michael Segulja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I just noticed that my log files are getting pretty large. The > /var/log/messages is 7MB and one called /var/log/cron is about 11MB. Is > there a way that I can clear these? I supposed just deleting them would be > a bad idea. > > Thanks for any advice, > > Michael Segulja > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I leave my computer on continually, and once each week, /etc/cron.daily/logrotate closes out the log files, renames the old ones (which I can delete) and continues logging. /etc/logrotate.conf controls the rotating process. The old logs are named messages.1, messages.2, ... man logrotate explains. George -- MSID:04091998 -- Microsoft Independence Day No MS Windows, No MS Office, No MS Crashes. Linux + StarOffice = Unbeatable Combination -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
