---------- Original Message ----------- From: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@welho.com> To: psyche-list@redhat.com Sent: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 17:53:49 +0200 (EET) Subject: Re: logrotate lastlog > 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 > > > > 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 > ------- End of Original Message ------- My thanks to both you and Michael. I have read tons of manuals and installed many versions of RH and never knew that. Very nice to know! Mike. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
