newsyslog

[Wojciech Puchar]

>
> Just one quick question: do changes to /etc/newsyslog.conf require 
> /usr/bin/killall -HUP syslogd?

quick answer: NO.

for sure.

> I commented out one entry for log rotation, however at midnight the log was 
> still rotated by newsyslog as if it had not been commented out. Man 
> newsyslog.conf seems to suggest this is not necessary...

check things once again. you missed something.