purge binary.errlog SUMMARY

From: Mary J. Aumann <mja_at_tardis.svsu.edu>
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 13:32:00 -0400 (EDT)

Original message at end. The consensus is that the binary.errlog file
should be purged on a regular basis. Either backup to tape or cp to
differnt area on disk (may want to zip) then cat /dev/null > binary.errlog
or cp /dev/null /var/adm/binary.errlog. Check permissions.

Other suggested files to purge: lastlog, messages, mountdtab, wtmp,
sialog, syslog.dated. Caution: do not purge utmp!

Thanks to everyone for their responses!!



On Tue, 2 Jun 1998, Mary J. Aumann wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> Can/should the file binary.errlog be purged? Ours is growing rather
> large. Also, does anyone have a list of files they purge on a
> regular basis or where I could obtain this information? Currently on
> Alpha 2100A, unix 3.2d-2. Thanks in advance.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mary J. Aumann Saginaw Valley State University
> Lead Operations Specialist 7400 Bay Road
> mja_at_tardis.svsu.edu University Center, MI 48710
> Phone: 517-790-5678
>
>
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