Sponsored Content
Operating Systems Linux Limit size of log file from syslog Post 302144382 by jockey007 on Wednesday 7th of November 2007 07:45:21 PM
Old 11-07-2007
Limit size of log file from syslog

Hi,

I'm using Linux 2.6 cross compiled for a embedded powerpc.
Earlier we were using busybox syslogd for logging the messages, but as the flexibilty is less, we decided to move to standard syslog.

Now I want to limit the size of the log file (/var/log/messages) to 128K.
I couldn't find any option in syslog.conf file to limit file size of log file, at the same time this option is present in busybox syslog.

Due to flash's size limitation I can't use cron or logrotate.
So, any one please provide a work around to limit the size of /var/log/messages or to make this file a circular one?
Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Jay
 

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Limit size of the file

How do I limit size of a file to 1 MB or something like that under Linux? (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: _hp_
4 Replies

2. Solaris

File size limit

I want to have a permanent file created - and limit the size that this file can grow.. I want a circular file.. ie max size of file is 10 mb.. and if any new data written to file the oldest data removed.. How can I do this? I am on solaris 9 x86 (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: frustrated1
3 Replies

3. AIX

file size limit

Can anybody help me? How to increase file size limit in aix 5.2? I have already specified in /etc/security/limits file : default: fsize = -1 core = 2097151 cpu = -1 data = -1 rss = -1 stack = -1 nofiles = 2000 (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: vjm
2 Replies

4. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

File Size Limit

Hi, I have a problem writing or copying a file 2GB or larger to either the second or third disk on my C8000. I've searched this forum and found some good information on this but still nothing to solve the problem. I'm running hpux 11i, JFS3.3 and disk version 4 (from fstyp) on all 3 disks. ... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: HaidoodFaulkauf
2 Replies

5. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Syslog Truncation / Size Limit?

I searched and could not find an answer to this, and am having difficulty, so I would appreciate any assistance that can be offered. We're experiencing logs that are having all characters after the 850th one written being truncated. I am wondering if there is a default limit to the syslog... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Puck
1 Replies

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Log Size Exceeds Limit

Everytime I try to start Discreet Flame on my Octane2 machine it keeps giving me an error message "initial log size exceeds limit--aborting" Can anyone please help me how to fix this problem. Thanks. Octane2 IRIX64 Release 6.5 Flame 2007 (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: dewaraja
0 Replies

7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Log Size Exceeds Limit

Everytime I try to start Discreet Flame on my Octane2 machine it keeps giving me an error message "initial log size exceeds limit--aborting" Can anyone please help me how to fix this problem. Thanks. Octane2 IRIX64 Release 6.5 Flame 2007 (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: dewaraja
0 Replies

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Log Size Exceeds Limit

Everytime I try to start Discreet Flame on my Octane2 machine it keeps giving me an error message "initial log size exceeds limit--aborting" Can anyone please help me how to fix this problem. Thanks. Octane2 IRIX64 Release 6.5 Flame 2007 (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: dewaraja
6 Replies

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Limit on a File size.

Hi All, I want to store 32KB of file in Oracle DB into CLOB field. I am not able to insert more than 32KB of file into CLOB. So i want to put a limit on the file size. I am using k shell. My file size will dynamically increase its size, i want to check the file size if it is more than 32KB... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: rajeshorpu
1 Replies

10. UNIX and Linux Applications

Autosys R11.3 : Error on log file size limit

Just had a migration from Autosys 4.5 to R11.3. After the migration to R11.3, Autosys jobs have been failing when the log file reaches a size of 800 MB. This did not happen before the migration, when Autosys 4.5 was used. Is there a way to configure the file size limit/cap in Autosys... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: kimo222
1 Replies
fasthalt(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       fasthalt(8)

NAME
fasthalt - Halts the system SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/fasthalt [-lnq] DESCRIPTION
The fasthalt command halts the system and flags a subsequent reboot to skip the execution of fsck. The program creates the fastboot file, then invokes the halt program. The system start-up script contains instructions to look for the fastboot file. If present, the script removes the file and skips the invocation of the fsck command. If the command is invoked without the -l, -n, or -q flag, the halt program logs the shutdown using the syslogd command and places a record of the shutdown in the login accounting file, /var/adm/wtmp. Using the -q and the -n flags imply the -l flag. You must have root privileges to use this command. FLAGS
Does not log the halt using syslog. Prevents the sync before stopping, and does not log the halt using syslog. Causes a quick halt, does not log the halt using syslog, and makes no attempt to kill all processes. FILES
Specifies the command path Specifies the path of the syslog daemon RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: fsck(8), halt(8), syslogd(8) Functions: sync(2), syslog(3) delim off fasthalt(8)
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:01 PM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy