> How to clean /var/log/messages file? > > Suneel Dear Suneel, The following procedure will work in the Red Hat Linux only. First your delete the file using the rm command. #rm /var/log/messages Then you should run the following messages to create it again with empty file. #service syslog restart It will create a new /var/log/messages file again. Regards, Srinivas G -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
