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# 8  
Old 08-21-2013
There is already (stock out Solaris 11) entry in /etc/logadm.conf
smf_logs /var/svc/log/*.log -C 8 -s 1m -c

On solaris 10 (i only have x86, above is new sparc), default smf_logs does not seem to have -c option by default (so it is copying the file without truncating).

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Peasant.
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Old 08-21-2013
A couple of comments:
  • The chances the OP file system used to store the log file doesn't support sparse file is zero, it is very likely ZFS or UFS.

  • cat /dev/null is pointless, it does nothing useful despite popular belief so can be replaced by the no-op shell command : for the same effect:
    Code:
    : > /path/to/logfile

    or even by nothing with most shells:
    Code:
    > /path/to/logfile

# 10  
Old 08-21-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by jlliagre
A couple of comments:
  • The chances the OP file system used to store the log file doesn't support sparse file is zero, it is very likely ZFS or UFS.
  • cat /dev/null is pointless, it does nothing useful despite popular belief so can be replaced by the no-op shell command : for the same effect:
    Code:
    : > /path/to/logfile

    or even by nothing with most shells:
    Code:
    > /path/to/logfile

Try running "cat" or "grep" on a 300 GB or larger sparse file.

And imagine what kinds of fun will happen after that sparse file grows to a few terabytes in size and an admin who doesn't understand sparse files sees that it's "bigger than the entire file system".
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Old 08-21-2013
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Originally Posted by achenle
Try running "cat" or "grep" on a 300 GB or larger sparse file.
People aren't going to be cat-ing a 19-gigabyte sparse log file that, yesterday, they didn't even knew existed.

It's not ideal for all circumstances, no, but it ought to work here.
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# 12  
Old 08-21-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by achenle
Try running "cat" or "grep" on a 300 GB or larger sparse file.
That should be faster than with a same size non sparse file. Anyway, I assumed the primary goal of the OP was to save disk space which the redirection does. My other point was about the cat /dev/null urban legend.
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And imagine what kinds of fun will happen after that sparse file grows to a few terabytes in size and an admin who doesn't understand sparse files sees that it's "bigger than the entire file system".
The sooner (s)he learns the better ! ;-)
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