I ahve similar script.Wondering to do it when alert log file > 1gb I would get alert. Actually I'm trying to store value from du command and put into variable and then check the variable.thanks -seema >From: "Mercadante, Thomas F" <thomas.mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: "'oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx'" <oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx>, >oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: file alert Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:04:52 -0400 > >Seema, > >Why don't you just rename the alert file once a week? >Something like this: > >BDUMP_DIR=/ora1/u0001/WTWD/bdump >RUNDATE=`date '+%m%d%y'` >find $BDUMP_DIR -mtime +15 -print -exec rm {} \; >mv $BDUMP_DIR/alert_WTWU.log $BDUMP_DIR/alert_WTWU_${RUNDATE}.log > > >I actually rename mine daily and purge the old files that are over 15 days >old. > >Hope this helps. > >Tom Mercadante >Oracle Certified Professional > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Seema Singh [mailto:oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:20 PM >To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: file alert > > >Hello, >I want to setup scripton linux whenever alert log >1GB we have to get >alert.Does anyone send similar kidn of script ? >when I'm executing following command its show error > >frees1=`du -sk /alert logdestination/alert_sid.log| tail -1 | awk '{printf >"%s\n",$2}'`; export frees1 >thanks >-Seema > >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! >http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > >-- >//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l