Difference between revisions of "Limit the size of .log files & the journal"
Limit the size of .log files & the journal (view source)
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Generally, only server administrators have use for logs that go back any length of time. Few users who run distros on their desktop, notebook, netbook and such machines, have need to keep such huge log files or histories going back for many months or even years on their system. They are a waste of space & also makes viewing your log files more cumbersome. | Generally, only server administrators have use for logs that go back any length of time. Few users who run distros on their desktop, notebook, netbook and such machines, have need to keep such huge log files or histories going back for many months or even years on their system. They are a waste of space & also makes viewing your log files more cumbersome. | ||
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==== The second topic will cover handling log files ==== | ==== The second topic will cover handling log files ==== | ||