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Old 06-13-2018, 09:27 AM   #1
volcblack
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kern.log file takes too much space


It is possible to gzip or bzip the var/log/kern.log
File? cuase it is too big and I would like to release space
 
Old 06-13-2018, 10:17 AM   #2
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Have a look at kern.log. Some renegade app is probably filling it up. You can either adjust the app to log at a lower level, adjust rsyslog.conf to log kernel messages at a lower level, or append 'loglevel=2' to the linux line in grub. You'd have to edit '/etc/default/grub' and run 'update-grub'.

You should also look at /var/log to see if there are rotated kern.log.2.gz, etc. If logrotate isn't working, the logs will grow forever. You can check the system mail for any errors with logrotate.

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Old 06-13-2018, 11:10 AM   #3
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kern.log file takes too much space

and you are right, you really helped me thanks a lot
 
  


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