12-10-2003
all you need to do is check the file size and or date of the log you want to rotate.
@log=qw(/var/adm/messages /var/log/syslog);
if (file to big || is not from today) {then move it or something;}
its actually alot easier then it might sound.
post where you are stuck.
linux and any enterprise OS should have something to rotate the logs automaticly via cron.
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