Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 00:00:12 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: PATCH: new option for newsyslog Message-ID: <199802060000.RAA27563@usr09.primenet.com>
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When debugging problems that show up in the logs, it's useful to
be able to zero the logs.
But you don't want to lose the existing log data, you just want
to start over with a clean slate.
I have added a "-F" option ("Force") to newsyslog to force it
to rotate the logs, even if the rotation criteria have not been
met.
Here are the (trivial) patches to the program itself and to the
man page for the program.
Please commit these...
PS: still waiting for a "Bcc:" option for send-pr so I can Cc: a
copy of these bug reports to send-pr...
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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Index: newsyslog.8
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RCS file: /cvs/freebsd/src/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -c -r1.9 newsyslog.8
*** newsyslog.8 1997/10/06 07:46:06 1.9
--- newsyslog.8 1998/02/05 23:30:44
***************
*** 152,157 ****
--- 152,163 ----
will not be able to send a HUP signal to
.Xr syslogd 8
so this option should only be used in debugging.
+ .It Fl F
+ Force
+ .Nm
+ to trim the logs, even if the trim conditions have not been met. This
+ option is useful for diagnosing system problems by providing you with
+ fresh logs that contain only the problems.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/newsyslog.confxxxx -compact
Index: newsyslog.c
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RCS file: /cvs/freebsd/src/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.c,v
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -c -r1.15 newsyslog.c
*** newsyslog.c 1997/11/30 18:58:18 1.15
--- newsyslog.c 1998/02/05 23:30:44
***************
*** 89,94 ****
--- 89,95 ----
int verbose = 0; /* Print out what's going on */
int needroot = 1; /* Root privs are necessary */
int noaction = 0; /* Don't do anything, just show it */
+ int force = 0; /* Force the tim no matter what*/
char *conf = CONF; /* Configuration file to use */
time_t timenow;
pid_t syslog_pid; /* read in from /etc/syslog.pid */
***************
*** 159,165 ****
printf("size (Kb): %d [%d] ", size, ent->size);
if (verbose && (ent->hours > 0))
printf(" age (hr): %d [%d] ", modtime, ent->hours);
! if (((ent->size > 0) && (size >= ent->size)) ||
((ent->hours > 0) && ((modtime >= ent->hours)
|| (modtime < 0)))) {
if (verbose)
--- 160,167 ----
printf("size (Kb): %d [%d] ", size, ent->size);
if (verbose && (ent->hours > 0))
printf(" age (hr): %d [%d] ", modtime, ent->hours);
! if (force ||
! ((ent->size > 0) && (size >= ent->size)) ||
((ent->hours > 0) && ((modtime >= ent->hours)
|| (modtime < 0)))) {
if (verbose)
***************
*** 201,207 ****
}
optind = 1; /* Start options parsing */
! while ((c=getopt(argc,argv,"nrvf:t:")) != -1)
switch (c) {
case 'n':
noaction++; /* This implies needroot as off */
--- 203,209 ----
}
optind = 1; /* Start options parsing */
! while ((c=getopt(argc,argv,"nrvFf:t:")) != -1)
switch (c) {
case 'n':
noaction++; /* This implies needroot as off */
***************
*** 215,220 ****
--- 217,225 ----
case 'f':
conf = optarg;
break;
+ case 'F':
+ force = 1;
+ break;
default:
usage();
}
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