Re: F18+ /var/log/messages safely clean/rotate

[Reindl Harald]

Am 01.05.2013 09:52, schrieb Frank Murphy:
> How to safely clean /var/log/messages for specific testing.
> or set it to hourly rotate.
> Couldn't see specific config in /etc/logrotate.d

logotate does not work this way

/etc/logrotate.d/syslog
/var/lib/logrotate.status
> Have tried "logrotate --force /var/log/messages"
> lots of "error: /var/log/messages:7137 unknown option 'May' --
> ignoring line"

no wonder - you gave it the logfile as con figuration
> I done want to nano "wipe the file" if possible

Normally you simply type "> /var/log/messages" which finally
mean "redirect nothing to the file" and since append would
be >> it is cleared