On Sun, 5 Sep 1999, Jean-Michel Dault wrote:

> 
> I think that when there is a -- MARK -- that means the file has been
> processed by the "logrotate" program, but either was too small or not old
> enough to rotate.
> 
> Jean-Michel Dault
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
Nobody pick on him he's a bit tired ;)
 
> On Sun, 5 Sep 1999, Frederic PLE wrote:
> 
> > Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 12:55:19 +0200
> > From: Frederic PLE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [expert] log file : /var/log/messages
> > 
> > Rehi
> > 
> > Another question:
> > I can see in my /var/log/messages some lines like :
> > Sep  5 09:19:21 <my hostname> -- MARK --
> > 
> > I don't know the meaning of that ...
> > 
> > Any clue ?
> > 
> > 
> > Frederic PLE wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi again.
> > >
> > > I would like to know why sometimes I have new files in /var/log called 
>messages.1 messages.2 etc ?
> > > Should I understand that regularly the system makes a backup called messages.x 
>and reset the messages file ?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > >   Frederic PLE
> > >
> > >   email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > --
> > 
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> >   Frederic PLE
> > 
> >   email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > 
> > 
> > 
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