Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:10:49 -0500 (CDT) From: mcbrune <mcbrune@home.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Resetting net counters in daily run output Message-ID: <200110042210.f94MAnD38788@home.com> In-Reply-To: <63212.1002189031@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
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The only way to reset the counters (that I know about) is to reboot. The kernel keeps these counters, and unless the numbers grow so large to roll over, they will not decrement. Corey > > Hi folks, > > Is there a way to reset the net counters shown in daily run output? > > I manage several systems and read their daily run output every morning. > Since I read several messages at once, the numbers are meaningless as > absolute values. If they were reset every day on reading, the relative > values shown would make more sense. > > Ciao, > Sheldon. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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