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Old 08-20-2009
how to delete lines from audit files
hi all,
i have enabled audit in our server it is working fine,but now i want to reduce the space with out removing audit.i.e..i want to delete some lines from audit file. here if i use vi editer, audit is not geting up.

i want to delete the data i.e..logs for every 6 days in audit file

plz find the solution for it .

thank,
spandhan
Last edited by spandhan; 08-22-2009 at 03:58 AM..
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Old 08-20-2009
can you pls provide an input and the desire output.
Regards
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Old 08-20-2009
audit file is not plain text. Check praudit and auditreduce commands
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Old 08-22-2009
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Originally Posted by thanhdat
can you pls provide an input and the desire output.
Regards
hi
I want to delete the data i.e.. logs for every 6 days in audit file

can u please find the solution for is.
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