Hi Jonathan, I am using the following version of rpm: rpm-5.4.14-r0.0.corei7_64 Regards, Sai Krishna On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 9:31 PM <redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Send redhat-list mailing list submissions to > redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > You can reach the person managing the list at > redhat-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxx > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of redhat-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Purpose of /var/lib/rpm/log/log.XXXX file (S Sai Krishna Prasad) > 2. Re: Purpose of /var/lib/rpm/log/log.XXXX file (Jonathan Billings) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:17:03 +0000 > From: S Sai Krishna Prasad <saikripd@xxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Purpose of /var/lib/rpm/log/log.XXXX file > Message-ID: > <CA+CUJ_jkmizEjJ5p3aDd8nZ8W71cs4c7DLDg= > nPpwo93d8TORw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hi All, > > I would like to know what is the use of log.XXXX file that is present in > the directory /var/lib/rpm/log/. I saw that when I rebuild the rpm database > using the command "rpm --rebuilddb" a new file is created and the older one > is removed but the size of the file remains the same. I would like to know > why it is present, what it stores and is there any way we can reduce the > size of the file to like 1MB. Currently the size of the file is exactly > 10MB. > > Regards and Thanks in Advance, > Sai Krishna > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:27:53 -0400 > From: Jonathan Billings <jsbillin@xxxxxxxxx> > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Purpose of /var/lib/rpm/log/log.XXXX file > Message-ID: > <CACxoJuWG-XU8+ZUkZn6rT7tCL3tFmW_PF9nOP= > r6bGhpEMV+mA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > What version of 'rpm' are you using? What's the output of 'rpm -q rpm'? > > On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:17 AM, S Sai Krishna Prasad <saikripd@xxxxxxxxx > > > wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I would like to know what is the use of log.XXXX file that is present in > > the directory /var/lib/rpm/log/. I saw that when I rebuild the rpm > database > > using the command "rpm --rebuilddb" a new file is created and the older > one > > is removed but the size of the file remains the same. I would like to > know > > why it is present, what it stores and is there any way we can reduce the > > size of the file to like 1MB. Currently the size of the file is exactly > > 10MB. > > > > Regards and Thanks in Advance, > > Sai Krishna > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > -- > Jonathan Billings <jsbillin@xxxxxxxxx> > College of Engineering - CAEN - Unix and Linux Support > > > ------------------------------ > > __ > redhat-list mailing list > Unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > End of redhat-list Digest, Vol 144, Issue 1 > ******************************************* > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
