Re: [foxboro] /var partition size

Brad,

Here is a link to a script which truncates these files but leaves the 
last 60 messages.

http://www.computing.net/solaris/wwwboard/forum/3539.html

I have used it on 51b thru 51g machines. The Solaris 8 machines I worked 
on didn't have the wtmp
file, only wtmpx so I modified the script to recognize Solaris 8 and 
skip wtmp.

Ted

brad.s.wilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>The recent thread on /opt partition size prompted me to write about our
>/var partition.
>We had a problem with the wtmp* and utmp* files growing out of control and
>filling the /var partition. Our solution (although I'm not happy with it)
>was to schedule a script that nulled those files on a weekly basis.  The
>problem is that part of my system security audit is to check logins, which
>are recorded in wtmp*.  I believe the cause of the numerous logins causing
>wtmp* to grow is our PI system.  I seem to get alot of PI-related messages
>in my messages files, but I've not been able to find the exact reason (or
>solution) to it.  Part of the problem is my lack of understanding about how
>the PI-Foxboro interface really works.  If anyone familiar with the PI
>interface can explain how the collection groups, buffers, polling, etc
>work, I would appreciate it.  So far I haven't been called on the carpet
>for having "empty" wtmp* files, but it's just a matter of time.
>
>Brad Wilson
>ExxonMobil Chemical Co
>Edison Synthetics Plant
>732-321-6115
>732-321-6177 fax
>Brad.S.Wilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> 
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