Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:04:44 +0200 From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <patrick@mip.co.za> To: "j mckitrick" <jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: today and yesterday log files Message-ID: <NDBBIMKICMDGDMNOOCAIOEPKDKAA.patrick@mip.co.za> In-Reply-To: <20011015141553.A54527@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Hi again, Are you talking about setuid.yesterday, dmesg.yesterday and ipfw.yesterday? I have traced them to /etc/security. I have not read the script carefully enough to determine WHY it does that little trick, but that's where it happens. /etc/security is invoked from the /etc/periodic/daily set of scripts. Patrick. > -----Original Message----- > From: j mckitrick [mailto:jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org] > Sent: 15 October 2001 15:16 > To: Patrick O'Reilly > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: today and yesterday log files > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 03:09:22PM +0200, Patrick O'Reilly wrote: > | # man newsyslog > | > | It explains that the file is rotated in-situ so-to-speak. It > remains in the > | same directory, but is named $logfile.0. > > Okay, I get this part. But what about the 'today' and 'yesterday' > files? Are they also covered by newsyslog or a different utility? > > > jm > -- > My other computer is your windows box. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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