RE: [FW1] Log query - probably dumb question

[Peter Schwalger]

Paul,

 

The rule you mentioned is currently enabled in the security policy, so normally the firewalls dont have any problem logging back to the firewall module. Occasionally there has been a problem when the log server was down and I guess these logs are written to locally when this happens. 

 

I noticed when I was on the remote firewall that the logs I mentioned below have over a period of time grown fairly large and am not sure how I remove them. Do I have to stop the firewall service (fwstop) and then just delete them and are new files automatically created if i do this?

 

Thanks....Peter. 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul DeHerrera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, 22 August 2000 16:13
To: 'Peter Schwalger'
Subject: RE: [FW1] Log query - probably dumb question

Add a rule at the top of the rulebase that has all firewalls as the source and destination, service = FW1, action = accept.

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peter Schwalger
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 9:02 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [FW1] Log query - probably dumb question

Hi,

 

Can someone please answer the following query for me.

 

I have three firewalls and one maangement module.

 

Logging is back to the management module however when the remote firewalls cannot communicate with the management module I guess it will log locally.

 

I have noticed that the following files (fw.log0, fw.alog0,fw.logprt0 and asmtpd.log) on my remote firewalls are all fairly sizeable.

 

How do I purge these ?  I have a script that automates logswitches daily on the Management module but am unsure about what / how i should be managing these files on the remote firewalls.

 

Thanks,     Peter.