Paul Martin wrote (28 Jun 2008 16:48:34 GMT) :
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:43:41PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> That’s why I’m suggesting to disable the creation of
>> /var/log/{btmp,wtmp} in the default /etc/logrotate.conf ; the attached
>> patch to the shipped logrotate.conf does so.> Your patch makes things worse for everyone else. > Without the "create" line, once rotation has happened, no further > logging will happen. > This is definitely a "wontfix", as what you're suggesting will break > existing (good) behaviour. > Incidentally, the "missingok" directive in the existing > /etc/logrotate.conf means that if /var/log/wtmp or /var/log/btmp are > not currently present, they will be skipped and no new files will > be created. Ok, it seems I was not careful enough when studying this issue, and did not understand what the combination of the "create" and "missingok" stanzas did. Sorry for the noise. Bye, -- intrigeri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
