On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Mike Vanecek wrote: > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Michael Schwendt <ms0301rh@arcor.de> > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > Sent: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:14:51 +0100 > Subject: Re: logrotate lastlog > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:25:18 -0600, Mike Vanecek wrote: > > > > > The /var/log/lastlog file on my RH 8 install seems to be growing > > > without limit. > > > > Really? How large is it? Run > > > > du -h /var/log/lastlog > > > > to find out. > ------- End of Original Message ------- > I moved it last night until I had time to check it out. > > [admin@www admin]$ ls -alh /var/log/last* > -r-------- 1 root root 143K Jan 24 07:59 /var/log/lastlog > -r-------- 1 root root 18M Jan 23 20:22 /var/log/lastlog.1 > > [admin@www admin]$ du -h /var/log/lastlog.1 > 48K /var/log/lastlog.1 > > [admin@www admin]$ du -h /var/log/lastlog > 12K /var/log/lastlog > > Somehow 48K <> 18M and 143K <> 12K; sorta inconsistent? > > Which is correct? Both are :) The lastlog file is full of holes (which don't take actual diskspace at all) due to its file format. Basically it means: - the file's largest offset is at ~18 MB - the real disk space taken by it is 12KB -- - Panu - -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
