Re: Help - a question on log file

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"l x" <whereisit28@xxxxxxxxx> wrote
> I'm using RH Linux 9.0 and found an issue with
> /var/log/messages.  It seems the content of
> /var/log/messages stays the same and won't be updated
> any more even after a reboot.  dmesg still shows log
> update.  How can I "reset" /var/log/messages and let
> it update?
Check whether syslogd is running.
If it is not running start 
#syslogd -m0
Also you might need to run klogd
#klogd -x

HTH

Suresh

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