Limiting the size of syslogd output files using options in syslog.conf

[Rodney W. Grimes]

> On 6/26/2019 09:49, Ian Lepore wrote:
> >
> > Over the years we've upstreamed every freebsd customization we've ever
> > done at $work except this one.  The only reason I've been carrying this
> > one local mod is because it seemed too specialized to be useful to
> > anyone else.  Then yesterday someone working on an embedded-system
> > product asked me on irc how to solve the problem of unexpected log
> > spewage, so I offered the solution we've been using.
> >
> > -- Ian
> 
> Yep -- this is a small corner case /but if it happens /in the embedded
> world (and I've had it happen) it's a five-alarm pain in the neck.
> 
> I'm in favor for that reason, and I can't see how having it there hurts
> someone that doesn't use it.

I would not restrict this to an embedded system problem, our default
sizes and rotate rates on even /var/log/messages require a tiny
600kbhyte log event and your good info is gone...

I always tweak my newsyslog.conf file as our defaults are near useless
for post failure analysys.

> Karl Denninger
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Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes at freebsd.org