Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 12:05:33 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc <leblanc+freebsd@keyslapper.org> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: newsyslog - backup logfile question Message-ID: <20011205170533.GC57948@keyslapper.org> In-Reply-To: <NCBBIAMNAKDKFJIIGNPKOEDMGMAA.barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com> References: <20011205162540.GA57948@keyslapper.org> <NCBBIAMNAKDKFJIIGNPKOEDMGMAA.barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com>
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--Fba/0zbH8Xs+Fj9o Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 12/05/01 04:29 PM, Barry Byrne sat at the `puter and typed: > Louis: >=20 > I think the -a option to newsyslog will do what you want - man newsyslog = to > be sure. Doh! You are correct. Don't know how I missed that. Guess I get the pointy hat for today. So I fixed it in /etc/crontab as follows: # rotate log files every hour, if necessary 0 * * * * root newsyslog -a ./bak/ Which, according to that little part of the manpage I brainfarted over, should cause all backups, gzipped or otherwise (the binaries aren't compressed) to be saved in a local bak/ directory. Thanks Barry! Lou PS: Lou's addendum to Allen's Axiom: When Allen's Axiom fails, RE-READ the instructions before asking for help. :) --=20 Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org =D4=BF=D4=AC Allen's Axiom: When all else fails, read the instructions. --Fba/0zbH8Xs+Fj9o Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8DlPdeAPWYrNkRWIRAmSZAJ9UpSD8D5zWqQUewxNL/BtzAaTRFQCfQotP R6uz65XSu6RnkD55DBeyL3M= =65fb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Fba/0zbH8Xs+Fj9o-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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