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# 1  
Old 10-29-2012
syslog rotation problem
i have added below two lines in syslog.conf file. Is there anything wrong in the below lines?
Code:
 
*.info                  /var/adm/syslog rotate time 1d files 10
local0.debug            /var/adm/conserv.log rotate time 1d files 10

Though I have restarted syslogd with the below commands, log rotation is not happening. Could anyone help me in this regard..
Code:
/usr/bin/stopsrc -s syslogd
/usr/bin/startsrc -s syslogd

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Mod Comment Please use code tags next time for your code and data.
Last edited by vbe; 10-30-2012 at 11:26 AM..
# 2  
Old 10-30-2012
Order? Help - AIX 6.1 Information Center

The aix man page says [rotate [size sizek|m] [files files] [time timeh|d|w|m|y] [compress] [archive archive]]

I would stick to their argument order in case the parser is weak.

Yes, you always have to tap the server on the sholder with a kill signal or restart it to get a new config into operation.
Last edited by DGPickett; 11-02-2012 at 02:16 PM..
# 3  
Old 11-02-2012
IBM I'm unable to figure what mistake I did
Hi,

I'm unabel to figure our what is the mistake in the file or does it require any other action after amking the changes in syslog.conf.
# 4  
Old 11-02-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by sudhakarn
or does it require any other action after amking the changes in syslog.conf.
The "default action" after making such a change is to restart syslogd because otherwise it wouldn't become aware of the changes to its configuration. But you sure knew that already, didn't you?

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 5  
Old 11-02-2012
Syslog on Solaris is quite picky about using TABs and NOT blanks to delimit columns in syslog.conf. Maybe the same is true for AIX?
# 6  
Old 11-02-2012
Pass the conf file through "cat -vte" to see hidden white space.
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