This diff should turn on the duplication detection in rsyslog: diff -u rsyslog-4.2.0/debian/rsyslog.conf rsyslog-4.2.0/debian/rsyslog.conf --- rsyslog-4.2.0/debian/rsyslog.conf +++ rsyslog-4.2.0/debian/rsyslog.conf @@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ # $ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat +# Filter duplicated messages +$RepeatedMsgReduction on + # # Set the default permissions for all log files. # diff -u rsyslog-4.2.0/debian/changelog rsyslog-4.2.0/debian/changelog --- rsyslog-4.2.0/debian/changelog +++ rsyslog-4.2.0/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +rsyslog (4.2.0-2ubuntu6) karmic; urgency=low + + * enable $RepeatedMsgReduction to avoid bloating the syslog + file (LP: #453444) + + -- Michael Vogt <[email protected]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:28:10 +0200 + rsyslog (4.2.0-2ubuntu5) karmic; urgency=low Upstart fixups; LP: #430220
-- /var/log fills up with "all normal" messages @ about 575/sec fill up the available space https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/453444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
