Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-06 Thread Jacob Yocom-Piatt
Jose H. wrote: Kernel messages since a certain time and hide the hardware specs from users will be achieved the same way, suppose you have a parameter for dmesg that prints the current buffer and then clears it. I don't think it is a silly knob, in fact it may be the only knob you can have, dmes

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-06 Thread Darren Spruell
On 7/6/07, Jose H. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kernel messages since a certain time and hide the hardware specs from users will be achieved the same way, suppose you have a parameter for dmesg that prints the current buffer and then clears it. I don't think it is a silly knob, in fact it may be t

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-06 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2007/07/06 11:12, Jose H. wrote: > Also, consider the security factor, you can hide information from users as > Stuart pointed out. that is not security, it's obscurity.

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-06 Thread Jose H.
Kernel messages since a certain time and hide the hardware specs from users will be achieved the same way, suppose you have a parameter for dmesg that prints the current buffer and then clears it. I don't think it is a silly knob, in fact it may be the only knob you can have, dmesg holds messages/

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-05 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2007/07/05 06:42, Nick Holland wrote: > Yes, there are benefits to looking at the change in the dmesg. I do NOT > like the idea of CLEARING this most valuable resource, however. Whatever > you wish to accomplish this way can be easily accomplished in some other > way, I think. The OP needs to

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-05 Thread Nick Holland
Jose H. wrote: ... > On 7/4/07, Nick Guenther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... >> Why do you need to clear the dmesg? > I think it is a pretty valid question(request?), you have to relay on > external mechanisms, like syslog, or to compare differences from previous > outputs of dmesg. and the probl

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-04 Thread Lars Hansson
Jose H. wrote: I think it is a pretty valid question(request?), you have to relay on external mechanisms, like syslog, or to compare differences from previous outputs of dmesg. Or just look at /var/run/dmesg.boot. Really, what's the point of clearing the buffer? I think it is a feature that

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-04 Thread Nick Guenther
How is this any worse? On 7/4/07, Jose H. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think it is a pretty valid question(request?), you have to relay on external mechanisms, like syslog, or to compare differences from previous outputs of dmesg. On HP-UX dmesg has the optional parameter '-' which: syste

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-04 Thread Jose H.
I think it is a pretty valid question(request?), you have to relay on external mechanisms, like syslog, or to compare differences from previous outputs of dmesg. On HP-UX dmesg has the optional parameter '-' which: system tables overflow or the system crashes). If the - argument is sp

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-04 Thread Nick Guenther
On 7/4/07, smonek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On FreeBSD i have 'sysctl kern.msgbuf_clear' bu OpenBSD don't > > > > have this options > > > > > > find a clean one here: /var/run/dmesg.boot > > > > > > HTH, > > > > > > Timo > > > > This now work > > cool! :) sorry not work :-( I

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-04 Thread Timo Schoeler
Thus Dimitry Andric spake: smonek wrote: How to clear kern msg buffer (dmesg output ) without restart system Turn computer off. Breathe out calmly for a few minutes. Turn computer on. maybe /var/run/dmesg.boot can be of help? remember to breath...

Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-04 Thread Dimitry Andric
smonek wrote: > How to clear kern msg buffer (dmesg output ) without restart system Turn computer off. Breathe out calmly for a few minutes. Turn computer on.

Re: Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-04 Thread smonek
WiadomoED Oryginalna Od: Timo Schoeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Do: smonek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Data: 4 lipca 2007 16:50 Temat: Re: how to clear dmesg outpout > Thus smonek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:40:17 +0200: > > > WiadomoE D

Re: Re: how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-04 Thread smonek
WiadomoED Oryginalna Od: Timo Schoeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Do: smonek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Data: 4 lipca 2007 16:00 Temat: Re: how to clear dmesg outpout > Thus smonek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:50:52 +0200: > > > How to clear

how to clear dmesg outpout

2007-07-04 Thread smonek
How to clear kern msg buffer (dmesg output ) without restart system On FreeBSD i have 'sysctl kern.msgbuf_clear' bu OpenBSD don't have this options