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From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: syslog.conf
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 19:20:33 GMT

James A. Tucker (james@timetrend.com) wrote:
: How do you modify the length of time before a log file is compressed and 
: a new one started?  I've read the man pages on syslog, syslog.conf, and 
: syslogd.  They tell no clues.  I've also scanned through O'Reilly System 
: Admin. and PTR Unix System Admin. Handbook.  Still I have no clues as to 
: which conf file or any file of that matter that would have this 
: information.  If anyone has any knowledge it would be greatly 
: appreciated.

I believe you're looking for /etc/daily /etc/daily.local
/etc/weekly /etc/weekly.local.

Chris
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