On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 15:27 -0700, Dan Nicholson wrote: > On 9/20/06, Jeremy Henty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > BLFS doesn't include any way to rotate the system logs in /var/log > > (unless I've missed something). Any recommended methods? > > Logrotate seems to be popular with the distros. I can't find the > source anywhere. Here's what debian and redhat are using (different > versions): > > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/logrotate/ > http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/repo/dist/logrotate/logrotate-3.7.4.tar.gz/dcf518fe08ae3825e00b38b909d152d9/logrotate-3.7.4.tar.gz > > I think if you hunkered down, you could right a pretty simple script > and cron job. I've been meaning to do this myself for a while. Here's > a shell implementation: > > http://iain.cx/src/logrotate/ > > -- > Dan According to a posting I found @ http://www.topology.org/linux/logrotate.html
You should be able to find it at: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/code/logrotate/. Just download this file: logrotate-3.3.tar.gz The author also provided an alternate if it's not there anymore. backup copy of logrotate-3.3.tar.gz. -- Scott Castaline aka Bad2theBone Hey! I was born crazy, what's your excuse? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
