Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:15:42 -1000 From: "parv/FreeBSD" <parv.0zero9+freebsd@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Carlos Lopez <clopmz@outlook.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Remove newsyslog messages from logs Message-ID: <CABObuOo43MngSjrpLU1zSRNg7_Jve_eHb=z8Rq6cO9P8PbAVsA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20230325195752.6184c295.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <PRAP251MB05670CEF27342FF8C53C5002DB859@PRAP251MB0567.EURP251.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> <20230325195752.6184c295.freebsd@edvax.de>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 8:58 AM Polytropon wrote: > On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:07:11 +0000, Carlos Lopez wrote: > > Maybe it is a stupid question, [...] > > Not at all. > > > [...] but would it be possible to > > delete/avoid "newsyslog[1137]: logfile turned over due to > > size>..." messages generated by newsyslog every time it > > rotates a log file? > Thanks you, Carlos, for asking the question. That had bothered me when log files had been too small. These days I just set the file size large enough; do not care for the (newsyslog) defaults anyway. > Yes, this is supported. Just have newsyslog pretend the log > file in question is a binary log file, so the insertion of > the message will be suppressed. Set the `B' flag (field #7) > in /etc/newsyslog.conf, for example: > > /var/log/messages 644 5 100 * JCB > ^ > ... Thanks Polytropon; had not realized that that could be one way. - parv [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace">On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 8:58 AM Polytropon wrote:</div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:07:11 +0000, Carlos Lopez wrote:<br> > Maybe it is a stupid question, [...]<br> <br> Not at all.<br> <br> > [...] but would it be possible to<br> > delete/avoid "newsyslog[1137]: logfile turned over due to<br> > size>..." messages generated by newsyslog every time it<br> > rotates a log file?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default">Thanks you, Carlos, for asking the question. That had bothered</div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default">me when log files had been too small.</div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default">These days I just set the file size large enough; do not care</div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default">for the (newsyslog) defaults anyway.<br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> Yes, this is supported. Just have newsyslog pretend the log<br> file in question is a binary log file, so the insertion of<br> the message will be suppressed. Set the `B' flag (field #7)<br> in /etc/newsyslog.conf, for example:<br> <br> /var/log/messages 644 5 100 * JCB<br> ^<br></blockquote><div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default">...</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default">Thanks Polytropon; had not realized that that could be one</div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default">way.</div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default">- parv</div><div style="font-family:monospace" class="gmail_default"></div></div></div>help
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