From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 14 22:53:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EFB716A4CE for ; Fri, 14 May 2004 22:53:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.cyberdogtech.com (alb-24-194-111-216.nycap.rr.com [24.194.111.216]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4790A43D31 for ; Fri, 14 May 2004 22:52:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from webmaster@cyberdogtech.com) Received: from CyberDogT30 by cyberdogtech.com (MDaemon.PRO.v7.1.0.R) with ESMTP id md50000000835.msg for ; Sat, 15 May 2004 01:51:03 -0400 From: "Matt \"Cyber Dog\" LaPlante" To: Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 01:51:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Thread-Index: AcQ6QLGUQ41EghnzSfWu8jRWAdShYQ== X-Authenticated-Sender: webmaster@cyberdogtech.com X-Spam-Processed: cyberdogtech.com, Sat, 15 May 2004 01:51:03 -0400 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-MDRemoteIP: 24.194.111.216 X-Return-Path: webmaster@cyberdogtech.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org X-MDAV-Processed: cyberdogtech.com, Sat, 15 May 2004 01:51:07 -0400 Message-Id: <20040515055255.4790A43D31@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Subject: FreeBSD 4.7 Syslogs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 05:53:00 -0000 I've inherited a FreeBSD 4.7 server as part of a system administration = job. =A0Recently I noticed that the syslog files had stopped collecting data. = =A0This includes /var/log/messages and /var/log/console among others. =A0Up = until some time last week, they'd been full of data, but after some unknown event, = all data collection stopped. =A0I did not build/configure the system, nor am = I very fluent in the ways of BSD, so I do not know where else to begin = looking for answers. =A0I ran the newsyslog program to regenerate all the log = files. =A0It created them, with the single line stating a new log file was = created, but aside from that one line they remain empty. =A0I tried manually = restarting syslogd, as well as rebooting the whole machine, neither of which have = had any effect. =A0I have not manually altered any syslog configuration = info, and I basically have no idea what to try next. =A0I'm a relative noob when = it comes to FreeBSD, so I'd appreciate answers in a simple format. Thanks = in advance... - Matt