Log files

1. /etc/syslog.conf defines the system logging directories. Relocate them into /var

    
                           # HP-UX 9.x 
   mail.debug              /var/spool/mqueue/syslog 
   *.info,mail.none        /var/adm/syslog 
                           # HP-UX 10.20, 11.0 
   mail.debug              /var/adm/syslog/mail.log 
   *.info;mail.none        /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log 
    
   

2. logrotate.sh is a local admin shell script
   to rename previous versions of the above logfiles by appending a version number running from 0 through 5. This way the last week's syslogs are kept. Use

    
   crontab -e  # HP-UX >= 10                     
   

   or:

    
   vi /usr/spool/cron/crontabs/root   # HP-UX < 10 
   

   to enter:

   # HP-UX < 10 
   2 3 * * * /opt/bin/logrotate.sh /var/spool/mqueue/syslog
   4 3 * * * /opt/bin/logrotate.sh /var/adm/syslog
   # HP-UX >= 10 
   2 3 * * * /opt/bin/logrotate.sh /var/adm/syslog/mail.log
   4 3 * * * /opt/bin/logrotate.sh /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
   

   which will schedule log rotation at 3 AM plus 2 and 4 minutes, respectively.