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Re:{bb} Red on empty /var/adm/messages file

It has been suggested before. Why not modify your logrotate utility to throw in
a date and a message that the log has been rotated out and write this into the
fresh empty log. If you do not want to modify your system utility, then you can
attach a task to your cronjob to pump the date and message into the new log
right after the rotate operation.

usually the adm crontab.....

i.e.
01 12 * * * echo "`date` : log flushed" >> /var/adm/messages

Do not use just ">" something may be coming in that you do not want to
accidentally vaporize.


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Subject:    {bb} Red on empty /var/adm/messages file 
Author: <bb@bb4.com>
Date:       2/1/2000 4:21 AM


I get red signals every morning as the logs are rotated and the
/var/adm/messages file contains zero lines.
Is there some best or suggested way to fix this or should I not fix it (i.e.,
remove the warning when /var/adm/messages contains nothing)?

Alan



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<html><div>I get red signals every morning as the logs are rotated and
the /var/adm/messages file contains zero lines.</div>
<div>Is there some best or suggested way to fix this or should I not fix
it (i.e., remove the warning when /var/adm/messages contains
nothing)?</div>
<br>
<div>Alan</div>
<br>
<br>

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Alan Factor<br>
AFactor LLC<br>
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(Email)&nbsp;&nbsp;
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eudora="autourl">afactor@afactor.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.afactor.com/" eudora="autourl">www.afactor.com</a><br>
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