Re: Log rotation and management

On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 11:17 -0700, Jared Still wrote: [...]
>
> I'm looking for suggestions on a log management tool, something that
> handles truncation, rotation, compression, retention, etc.
>
> This is mainly on Linux, though something that worked on windows also
> would be a nice bonus.
>
> So far I've located one that appears promising, Skulker. Haven't
> really
> dug into it yet though.
>
> http://www.linuxha.net/skulker/
>
> Bonus: Skulker is written in Perl.
>
> One other requirement: it must be free, some sort of open source, etc.
>
> What has worked well for you?

logrotate has done a sterling job for me. Don't know about the Windows side though.

http://www.linux.com/articles/48390
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> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist

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