Retention of log file

[anu_1_1]

what is the method to configure the log file retention period in HP....? Which files we need to configure to alter the log file retention period....
** for both 11iV2 and prev

Thanks for your help

[Aneesh Mohan]

>>what is the method to configure the log file retention period in HP....?

Which log file you are talking abt ?


Aneesh

[anu_1_1]

Sorry ..I should have been more clear..
/var/adm/wtmp
/var/adm/wtmps
/var/adm/sulog
/var/adm/btmp
/var/adm/btmps
/var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

[Suraj K Sankari]

Hi,

/var/adm/wtmp
/var/adm/wtmps
/var/adm/btmp
/var/adm/btmps

These files, which hold user and accounting information for such commands as last, who, write, and login

/var/adm/sulog
sulog keeps the record who used su (set user or superuser)

/var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
Out of these above logs files only two are important (sulog and syslog.log) rest you can nullify any time..

Suraj

[madhuchakkaravarthy · Accepted solution]

hi anu

u can nullify the others as said by suraj

u have to use fwtmp to make wtmps and btmps for human readble format.

regards

MC

[Horia Chirculescu]

Hello,

There is no such thing as
> log file retention period..

The system would append new info to those files until the maximum size of the files occurred. At that point an exception would be raised and the file would not be updated anymore.

You could install some third party software like logrotate that would make a new file after some customized time


Best regards,
Horia.