Pat Moffitt wrote: > Look at logrotate. Logrotate is a package for debian. It uses cron and is > configurable. You will want to configure it after it gets installed as a > bunch of logs from other packages aren't accounted for. > > Also, many packages have facilities for rotating logs. You should probably > check them. > > Yeah, its a pain when you realize that the logs are rotating like you think > they should isn't it? :) Been there, done that. > > Let me (or the others) know if you need more. > > Later, > > Pat Moffitt > MIS Administrator > Western Recreational Vehicles, Inc.
Thanks guys, I'll read up on logrotate and find out how to configure it for a monthly rotation. My system logs have never been rotated in 4 months, syslog takes 5 minutes to load in a text editor :-D Stef
