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List:       ipcop-user
Subject:    RE: [IPCop-user] how to empty logs
From:       Ward William E DLDN <wardwe () navseadn ! navy ! mil>
Date:       2003-09-30 20:50:54
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Actually, with a 500Mb HD, I'd limit it to 12 (~3 months),
so as to give yourself some slack on the HD in case of another
Code Red or MS Blaster style Worm hitting your box a few 10s
of thousand times a day.... 

Bill Ward

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kiran [mailto:kiran@mutantape.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 10:18 PM
> To: megavoltman
> Cc: IPCOP-user
> Subject: Re: [IPCop-user] how to empty logs
> 
> 
> On Sun, 2003-09-28 at 12:20, megavoltman wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > Either way, I have IPCop on a stand alone computer with a small hard
> > drive (something like 500mb if I am not mistaken). Can 
> someone please
> > explain to me, in simple language, how to get rid of all my logs and
> > configure IPCop to delete the logs every couple of days? Remember, I
> > have very little experience with Linux, so I really need 
> step by step
> > directions.
> > 
> > Thank You
> > 
> > Yoni
> 
> Well...
> 
> cd /var/log
> rm <list-o-logfiles>
> 
> then edit your /etc/logrotate.conf
> 
> there should be a line in there called "rotate":
> 
> rotate 52
> (change this number to the number of weeks you want to 
> keep...less than
> 26 would probably be good for you.)
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kiran <kiran@mutantape.com>
> 


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