Is it safe to prune daemon.log in the same way as they suggest pruning
messages as pasted below?
TIA.
Rob
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Jerry Farlow wrote:
>
> Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 14:56:36 -0500
> From: Jerry Farlow <jerry.farlow_at_digital.com>
> To: Robert Kubarych <rkubaryc_at_sunyrockland.edu>
> Cc: Jerry Farlow <jerry.farlow_at_digital.com>
> Subject: RE: Problems with NSR backup of NT Servers / C990401-176
>
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> Hi Robert,
>
> Below you will find an article on cleaning up the log file. I have also
> included the information about a networker mailing list (not worked or
> supported by Compaq) that many people use for NetWorker issues.
>
> If you need something further on these let me know.
>
> Jerry Farlow
> Compaq Services / NetWorker Support
> 1-800-354-9000 ex 31297
>
>
> [UNIX] NetWorker doesn't log messages in newly created /nsr/logs/messages
> file
> COMPONENT :
> VERSION :All versions
> OPERATING SYSTEM OR PRODUCT NAME :
>
> PROBLEM :
> Occasionally, you need to clean up the /nsr/logs/messages file to free up
> disk space because this file will grow very large over time. If you
> simply delete the file and create a new file with "touch" command,
> NetWorker will not log any new message in this new file. Even if you
> shutdown NetWorker, delete /nsr/logs/messages, and restart NetWorker
> to let NetWorker create a new /nsr/logs/messages file at startup,
> there are still no messages logged in this file.
>
> ANALYSIS :
> /nsr/logs/messages is logged by syslogd daemon, and the syslogd
> doesn't know of the newly created /nsr/logs/messages file, therefore
> no new messages are logged to the newly created messages file.
>
> SOLUTION :
> There are several solutions:
>
> 1. If you want to clean up the file totally, use this command:
>
> # cat /dev/null > /nsr/logs/messages
>
> Or you may do this:
>
> # cd /nsr/logs
> # rm messages
> # touch messages
> # kill -HUP `cat /var/run/syslog.pid`
>
> 2. If you don't want to empty the messages file, and want to save
> the last X lines, do this:
>
> # cd /nsr/logs
> # tail -X messages > msg.tmp (where X is a number)
> # cat msg.tmp > messages
> # rm msg.tmp
>
> Alternatively, you may simply use your favorite editor to remove
> the lines that you don't want to keep.
>
>
>
> The networker mailing list is archived at
>
> http://www.meitca.com/networker <http://www.meitca.com/networker>
>
> the login to see the archives is 'networker', the password is 'member'.
> Anyone that's been following the networker list has the login and password;
> they're just there so that SPAMers can't easily harvest email addresses
> using the archive.
> If you do have people that want to subscribe to the list, they should email
> to:
>
> majordomo_at_meitca.com
>
> with:
>
> subscribe networker
> end
>
> in the body (not the subject) of the message. They will then be added to
> the list and will receive the email that I and others send to the list.
> Like any forum for users of a large software package, customer's love some
> features and hate others, and they'll rail on the company that makes the
> software when they feel it's warranted. It's a great way to see how
> customers really feel, though, and where they're having problems.
>
> If you ever have someone that wants to send email to the list's subscribers,
> the email would be directed to 'networker_at_meitca.com'. Just remember the
> list caters to all NetWorker users, Digital and non-Digital, Unix and
> non-Unix.
>
>
>
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