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Re: [cobalt-users] Log file on Raq2



on 11/23/99 9:22 AM, Keith Laliberty at Keith.Laliberty@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> My log file is set to be produced daily, however it keeps appending to the
> previous days file, it is now over 200Mb.  I used to use a Raq1 server, it
> would zip the day befores log file, and start a new file for today... Why
> does this not happen on the Raq2.  Should I delete it and it will create a
> new file?

I would make sure that you're logrotate command is working properly--fix the
problem not the symptoms.

Telnet in and run /etc/cron.daily/logrotate and see what happens.

-k





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