Since you say it's only happening periodically, this probably isn't it, but ... you *have* set a value in, and uncommented, the second line of the following from lpd.conf, haven't you? (Remove the "(INTEGER)", too. And this is from an old rev, so YMMV.)
# Purpose: maximum log file size in Kbytes # default max_log_file_size=1000 (INTEGER) -- - Dave Lovelace [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] William C Beegle wrote: > > I'm finding that something is truncating my accounting logs periodically, > and I don't want that to happen. Currently, without log rotation, the > logs seem to store about 5 days worth of data for our more heavily used > printers. I know that "checkpc" can truncate the logs. I reboot the > spoolers weekly, so a "truncate on lpd start" feature may be coming into > play. I didn't use any exotic options when I built lprng. > > So, does anyone know: > -What's truncating the logs? > -How do I stop it? > > > FWIW, a sample bit of my printcap file: > > .servercommon: > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lprng/%P > :af=/var/spool/lpd/lprng/%P.log > :create_files=TRUE > :ar=TRUE > :mx=0 > :lpd_bounce > :force_localhost@ > :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp > :append_z=duplex > :remove_z=simplex > :ab > :bl=$P $h $n $J $t > :bp=/usr/local/libexec/filters/bannerpage.perl > > baker-8000:client:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > baker-8000: > :server > :lp=baker-8000.bh.andrew.cmu.edu%9100 > :ifhp=model=hp8000 > :tc=.servercommon > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with: | example: > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
