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Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 22:38:09 -0800
From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To: Stefan Lesicnik <glock@trinity.ucs.co.za>
Cc: Joe Loughry <loughry@uswest.net>, dougy@bryden.apana.org.au,
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Subject: Re: syslog is full
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011300948060.27087-100000@trinity.ucs.co.za>; from glock@trinity.ucs.co.za on Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 09:49:02AM +0200
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On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 09:49:02AM +0200, Stefan Lesicnik wrote:
> 
> Yup, it wont create the file.  Someone also mentioned touching the
> file. This will work, although you wont have the correct permissions on
> the file. 
> 
> For me, i just echo "" > /var/log/logfile

 $ touch /var/log/logfile

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Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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