"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 -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/