topic Re: Stop logping in Operating System - HP-UX

Stop logping

Wantit Tangrugsasut — Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:07:16 GMT

Hi,

I got this file, /var/adm/lp/log in hp/ux.
Anybody know how to stop logging this file

Thank You

Re: Stop logping

Pedro Sousa — Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:42:55 GMT

Hi Wantit!
from the lpsched man page:
"lpsched Schedules requests taken by lp(1) for printing on line printers.
lpsched is typically invoked in /sbin/rc. This creates a process which runs in the background until lpshut is executed. The activity of the process is recorded in /var/adm/lp/log."

So, if you have lpsched running, you have to let this log growing. Of course you can always shrink it for example with a script that checks the size of it.
Before this, check if you need lpsched running. Then check if the log contains important information.
good luck.

Re: Stop logping

A. Clay Stephenson — Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:51:37 GMT

I would take Pedro's advice and periodically move the file to a log.old and compress it. You could set up a cron job to do it. However,
if you really want to stop logging (which I don't suggest) you can create a symbolic link to /dev/null.
ln -s /dev/null /var/adm/lp/log

Re: Stop logping

Vincenzo Restuccia — Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:13:13 GMT

Check /etc/syslog.conf

Re: Stop logping

Rita C Workman — Thu, 19 Apr 2001 18:12:57 GMT

Well here's a little info I found. Logging is turned on when lpsched -v is run. Now via lpsched command, I do not have a clue how to stop this.
But I remember a couple things...there's a command pddisable and you can use this to modify the log_severity and maximum log-size you want to let it grow. You may (note I said may..) be able to stop it using the command
pddisable -c log SERVERNAME:default_error

But .... I have never tried it...so I am not sure what it may or may not do..
There is also a file at /var/opt/pd called spl_error.cfg and I believe you can edit this file so that if you wanted logging to stop when the file hit a certain size you could set it here...as well as set the log-severity option.

Well that's all I could come up with...hope this gives you some ideas,
/rcw

Re: Stop logping

Bill Thorsteinson — Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:08:27 GMT

Try scheduling a job to run lpshut
and then lpsched on a periodic basis.
lpsched will move the log file to
/var/adm/lp/oldlog.
Pick a frequency that keeps the log size
reasonable for you.