about newsyslog

[Lowell Gilbert]

Please don't top-post.

"Yavuz" <yavuz at mtm-medyatakip.com.tr> writes:

> Hello again
> I have already read that man pages about newsyslog
> it only shows daily,weekly,yearly etc. but I couldn't find to change every
> hour in everyday or to change every 3 hours in a day.
> help please...


In "man newsyslog.conf" there is a description "when" field.  If you
put a "1" in that field, the log will be rotated every hour.  If you
put a "3" in there, every three hours.  If you want it at particular
times, there are more complicated syntaxes for that field to do all
kinds of fancier versions.

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida at ceid.upatras.gr>
> To: "Yavuz" <yavuz at mtm-medyatakip.com.tr>
> Cc: <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: about newsyslog
> 
> 
> > On 2005-09-13 18:09, Yavuz <yavuz at mtm-medyatakip.com.tr> wrote:
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > I use FreeBSD5.3
> > >
> > > I want to change maillog file more frequent.
> > > As you know the file named maillog file changes once in a day.
> > > There is a file named newsyslog.conf in /etc
> > > How can I do change file named maillog everyhour with
> /etc/newsyslog.conf ?
> >
> > By setting up the relevant line in your ``/etc/newsyslog.conf'' file:
> >
> > The format of this file is described in the manpage:
> >
> > % man newsyslog.conf
> >
> > If you do read the manpage and you still have questions, then it's
> > either a bug of the manpage or something we can clarify on the list,
> > so don't hesitate to ask again :-)
> >
> >
> 
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Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
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