Log rotation

[Tobias Speckbacher]

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Darryl W. DeLao Jr. 
	Sent: Tue 4/26/2005 6:07 AM 
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	Subject: Log rotation
	
	

	>I have my pix writing to a box via syslog.  I have setup a log
	>rotation schedule via webmin in the log rotation module.  The log
	>rotates, but continues writing to the old log, and wont write to the
	>new log at all.  Any ideas?

	

	Add your log file to /etc/logrotate.d/syslog.  That config file already takes care of "HUP'ing" syslogd to force it to write to the new files.  The format of the file is pretty self explanatory.

	-Tobias

	
	
	>Thanks,
	>Darryl
	
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