ULTRIX Log files

Log files

1. /etc/syslog.conf defines the system logging directories, e.g.:

    
   mail.debug              /var/adm/syslog.dated/mail.log
   

2. ! /opt/bin/logrotate.sh
   is a 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                     # vi /usr/spool/cron/crontabs/root 
   0 3 * * * /opt/bin/logrotate.sh  
   

   to schedule this at 3 AM.