From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 19:29:11 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D646D106564A for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:29:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (gate6.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46D138FC0A for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:29:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n0NJSnO0002357; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:28:56 GMT (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.1 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk n0NJSnO0002357 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=200708; t=1232738937; bh=SP5NpPTIHZmY08DMcVmISqln48FdlXzSXy78XW/AUk8=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version:To:CC:Subject:References: In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Cc:Content-Type:Date:From:In-Reply-To: Message-ID:Mime-Version:References:To; z=Message-ID:=20<497A1A67.4060109@infracaninophile.co.uk>|Date:=20F ri,=2023=20Jan=202009=2019:28:39=20+0000|From:=20Matthew=20Seaman= 20|Organization:=20Infracaninophi le|User-Agent:=20Thunderbird=202.0.0.19=20(X11/20090111)|MIME-Vers ion:=201.0|To:=20Martin=20McCormick=20| CC:=20freebsd-questions@freebsd.org|Subject:=20Re:=20newsyslog.con f=20and=20large=20numbers=20of=20Log=20Files|References:=20<200901 231849.n0NIn3W5097306@dc.cis.okstate.edu>|In-Reply-To:=20<20090123 1849.n0NIn3W5097306@dc.cis.okstate.edu>|X-Enigmail-Version:=200.95 .6|Content-Type:=20multipart/signed=3B=20micalg=3Dpgp-sha256=3B=0D =0A=20protocol=3D"application/pgp-signature"=3B=0D=0A=20boundary=3 D"------------enigE6CD9C1C33CFD8847B36AC87"; b=ZZ01rNaIeAzW2uHcsKXVDiilKVN7ht5lMqm+X7HnX/UG3y9pUwpCFvi2JS+4ltHcL 3K97KRg5O6R0YkCC5bgeNjPljeUGgKC0JulIMMeicguRq9WB3JnnEBK3iloZoNEs7Z tY5WGOOqbjoXUcv8sQ/kzh9bsfaze1kNIo5KPsvI= Message-ID: <497A1A67.4060109@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:28:39 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090111) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Martin McCormick References: <200901231849.n0NIn3W5097306@dc.cis.okstate.edu> In-Reply-To: <200901231849.n0NIn3W5097306@dc.cis.okstate.edu> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigE6CD9C1C33CFD8847B36AC87" X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]); Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:28:57 +0000 (GMT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.94.2, clamav-milter version 0.94.2 on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VERIFIED,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newsyslog.conf and large numbers of Log Files X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:29:12 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigE6CD9C1C33CFD8847B36AC87 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Martin McCormick wrote: > Can newsyslog be made to handle large numbers of log > files such as all the *.collect.log files produced in our mrtg > directory? newsyslog.conf(5): G indicates that the specified logfile_name is a shell= pat- tern, and that newsyslog(8) should archive all filen= ames matching that pattern using the other options on thi= s line. See glob(3) for details on syntax and matchin= g rules. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enigE6CD9C1C33CFD8847B36AC87 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.10 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEAREIAAYFAkl6GnEACgkQ8Mjk52CukIzuXgCfanKPvHIvCOX6/qPzlwX+H8Oq VVAAn1VEfkM8FbU61Xrn5pRLVXc0lQtO =X0sW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigE6CD9C1C33CFD8847B36AC87--