Error Message!!

[Sprint Unix Team]

Hi all,

Iam getting the following error message on a HP L class server which is a bastion and trusted host..

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current audit file size is 1873 kilobytes!!!
an attempt to switch to the backup file failed.
Must specify a backup file now !

[Sanjay_6 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Try this link,

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=9a9427a819c7833366/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000012602807

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Craig Rants]

The message concerns the audit logs in /.secure. Either you can turn auditing off, and the message will disappear, or you can archive the audit files in that directory. I assume you are seeing these messages on you console?

Hope this is what you are looking for,
C

[Tom Geudens]

Hi,
I've seen this before. What it probably means is that your audit-directory is full. You will probably also have trouble when new users try to connect to the system (it depends on what you audit).
You will have to stop auditing, clean the audit-directory (make it bigger if you really need that much space) and restart auditing.

Hope this helps,
Tom Geudens

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi,

This is because your audit log is full Either increase the size of .secure/etc/auditfile or remove it.

To increase the size of the file
use sam >auditing and security > action > set audit monitor and log parameter.
You can turn off the auditing if you want from the same menu.

Goodluck,
-USA..

[Sprint Unix Team]

Thanks a lot guys..special thanks to sanjay..that doc did help...

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