To stop syslog you can do: service syslog stop Or /etc/init.d/syslog stop Albert Smith Sr. Unix Systems Administrator HPCSA, RHCT Genex Services 440 E. Swedesford Rd. Wayne, PA 19087 albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (610) 964-5154 > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darryl > W. DeLao Jr. > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:30 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Log rotation > > i can input commands into the log rotation, but i dont know > what commands to input...im assuming i would stop, the start > the service... > > > > On 4/26/05, Smith, Albert <Albert.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I don't use webmin, so I can't be any help there. > > > > My suggestion would be to just script it out. But make sure > you shut > > down the syslog service first. > > > > Albert Smith > > Sr. Unix Systems Administrator > > HPCSA, RHCT > > Genex Services > > 440 E. Swedesford Rd. > > Wayne, PA 19087 > > albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > (610) 964-5154 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Darryl W. DeLao > > > Jr. > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:14 AM > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > Subject: Re: Log rotation > > > > > > I dont have any directives in there. I simply just setup the log > > > rotation using the module in webmin. > > > > > > Darryl > > > > > > On 4/26/05, Smith, Albert <Albert.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Before you rotate the log are you stopping the syslog service? > > > > > > > > Albert Smith > > > > Sr. Unix Systems Administrator > > > > HPCSA, RHCT > > > > Genex Services > > > > 440 E. Swedesford Rd. > > > > Wayne, PA 19087 > > > > albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > (610) 964-5154 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > > Darryl W. DeLao > > > > > Jr. > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:07 AM > > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > > Subject: Log rotation > > > > > > > > > > I have my pix writing to a box via syslog. I have > setup a log > > > > > rotation schedule via webmin in the log rotation module. > > > > > The log rotates, but continues writing to the old > log, and wont > > > > > write to the new log at all. Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Darryl > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > unsubscribe > > > > > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > unsubscribe > > > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe > > > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list