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how to logrotate /var/log/btmp?
So, I got /var/tmp/btmp filling up on one of my NASes (running latest OS6). I know why (so don't start off by telling me something bad is happening, I have fixed that)./ What was concerning was t...
So you are running 6.4.1?
Yep!
I have seen a system where this log file has grown to a huge size before and have passed on that you have encountered this as well.
Yea, I know why it grew that much; I've since changed the portforwarding for the ssh port I was using.
But my question was more about how to rotate the log so my system root doesn't fill up again. I was lucky I caught it and stopped if before the root filled up. Is logrotate used in os6? I see some evidence, but didn't see a service running or a crontab entry for it.
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