From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Wed Jun 26 05:07:12 2019 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBE7C15B34D5; Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:07:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from phk.freebsd.dk (phk.freebsd.dk [130.225.244.222]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 542568D511; Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:07:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (v-critter.freebsd.dk [192.168.55.3]) by phk.freebsd.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC9042025698; Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:07:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id x5Q572RL030084 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:07:02 GMT (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: (from phk@localhost) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id x5Q572Zk030083; Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:07:02 GMT (envelope-from phk) To: Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Limiting the size of syslogd output files using options in syslog.conf In-reply-to: <bf597c3830ebabbef6ac422a5d648e1eed13fac5.camel@freebsd.org> From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> References: <bf597c3830ebabbef6ac422a5d648e1eed13fac5.camel@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <30081.1561525622.1@critter.freebsd.dk> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:07:02 +0000 Message-ID: <30082.1561525622@critter.freebsd.dk> X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 542568D511 X-Spamd-Bar: +++ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [3.73 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.96)[0.958,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[freebsd.dk]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.46)[0.462,0]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; IP_SCORE(0.06)[ip: (0.11), ipnet: 130.225.0.0/16(0.06), asn: 1835(0.16), country: EU(-0.00)]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[phk.freebsd.dk]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(0.96)[0.956,0]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[phk@phk.freebsd.dk,phk@critter.freebsd.dk]; RCVD_NO_TLS_LAST(0.10)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:1835, ipnet:130.225.0.0/16, country:EU]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[phk@phk.freebsd.dk,phk@critter.freebsd.dk] X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD <freebsd-hackers.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-hackers>, <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>, <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:07:13 -0000 -------- In message <bf597c3830ebabbef6ac422a5d648e1eed13fac5.camel@freebsd.org>, I= an Le pore writes: >I've posted a review of a small syslogd change which lets you set a >limit on the size of syslogd output files in /etc/syslog.conf. The >idea is to prevent filling up a filesystem on emmc or sdcard or other >small storage device on an embedded system with unexpected logging >triggered by some error or failing hardware. You should consider fifolog(1) in such environments. -- = Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe = Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence= .