newsyslog.conf syntax 5.1-RELEASE
hi all i'm getting the following message from the cron daemon on a 5.1-RELEASE box. newsyslog: malformed at: /var/log/firewall_logs 600 14*$DO Z i've been trying to set up newsyslog so that it archives my firewall logs every night at midnight. can anyone tell me what's wrong with my syntax on this line? thanks redmond pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: newsyslog.conf syntax 5.1-RELEASE
On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 01:28:35PM -0500, Redmond Militante wrote: hi all i'm getting the following message from the cron daemon on a 5.1-RELEASE box. newsyslog: malformed at: /var/log/firewall_logs600 14*$DO Z i've been trying to set up newsyslog so that it archives my firewall logs every night at midnight. can anyone tell me what's wrong with my syntax on this line? Looks fine to me. You could try @T00 instead of $D0 to specify midnight, but the manual page says those are equivalent anyhow. At a complete guess: no newline at end of file? Incorrect syntax on an earlier line? Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: newsyslog.conf syntax 5.1-RELEASE
On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 10:15:09PM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 01:28:35PM -0500, Redmond Militante wrote: i'm getting the following message from the cron daemon on a 5.1-RELEASE box. newsyslog: malformed at: /var/log/firewall_logs 600 14*$DO Z i've been trying to set up newsyslog so that it archives my firewall logs every night at midnight. can anyone tell me what's wrong with my syntax on this line? Looks fine to me. You could try @T00 instead of $D0 to specify midnight, but the manual page says those are equivalent anyhow. At a complete guess: no newline at end of file? Incorrect syntax on an earlier line? Actually, I see the problem now. You wrote: $DO (letter O) when you should have written $D0 (digit 0) Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
