Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 09:48:20 -0400 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: newsyslog and $MLD0 Message-ID: <200107171348.f6HDmM477821@lists.unixathome.org>
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I think we should slightly modify the man page. Not because it's wrong,
but because it gives an example, which although correct, it causes a
problem. With me at least. And I've checked with others. They have
the same miscomprehension.
Reading man newsyslog you will find:
$MLD0 rotate at the last day of every month at midnight
I have an entry in newsyslog.conf which looks like this:
/var/log/radacct/pm3/detail 640 12 * $MLD0 Z /var/run/radiusd.pid
I thought that would be good for monthly logs. But it's not. Midnight is
the start of the day, not the end of the day. So at the start of Jun 30,
the logs are rotated. And the entries for Jun 30 are in
/var/log/radacct/pm3/detail, not /var/log/radacct/pm3/detail.0.gz. Jun 30
will be in the same file as Jul 1.
newsyslog works as advertised. I don't dispute that. It's just that most
people *think* midnight is the end of the day. It's not. It's the start of
the day.
I propose we modify the man page to be a bit more helpful. What about
adding this?
$M1D0 rotate at the first day of every month at midnight (note that
midnight is at the start of the day)
Suggestions for a better neon sign are welcome.
--
Dan Langille
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