Linux Space Issue

sudharshandatla · 08-08-2016, 12:35 AM

Hi All,

/var/log/messages file is having more than 4GB, can you anybody let me know how to delete old entries from file or how to get the space on this..

Regards/Sudharshan

JJJCR · 08-08-2016, 01:09 AM

backup the file just in case you need it, or if you're sure that you want to get rid of it and you will not need it anymore then try the command below.

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echo "del" > /var/log/messages

Bubushi · 08-08-2016, 02:07 AM

Why don't you use logrotate?

You will have the ability to specify how much your logs will be sited on your system, you can compress them as well.

chrism01 · 08-09-2016, 12:44 AM

Most systems have /var/log/messages already in logrotate. Check /etc/logrotate.conf, /etc/logrotate.d.