[OK] Strange slim.log file

Shaika-Dzari · 2006-04-14 02:12:10

Hello everyone!

I was checking my log file and I discover something strange with slim.log.

Archroot:# ls -lh slim.log
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 172M Apr 13 22:05 slim.log

As you can see, the file is 172 mo :shock:
It's contain all message from my desktop...when I start a kde apps, mplayer, error, message from firefox etc...

Is it normal? A bug?

For information, I start slim by adding slim in my rc.conf.

Thank you for you help.

P.S. I was not sure where to make this post. Feel free to move it if it is necessary.

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phrakture · 2006-04-14 03:04:49

Sounds like you have a bit too much output going on:

$ ll /var/log/slim.log 
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 6.8K 2006-04-06 19:51 /var/log/slim.log

I'm not sure what to tell you - maybe clear it and figure out how big it gets after a day.

Shaika-Dzari · 2006-04-14 03:14:47

Thank you phrakture.

I erase the file and today same hour I will check how big it is and post here.

Can I configure how long the log file is preserved? /etc?

Thank again

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sh__ · 2006-04-14 10:07:51

Yep, you can specify how long the log files are kept around using logrotate. With default settings in /etc/logrotate.conf, the logs are rotated once in a week and kept for 4 weeks.

You also need an entry for slim in /etc/logrotate.d/ directory. I have this in my /etc/logrotate.d/slim:

/var/log/slim.log {
   missingok
   notifempty
   copytruncate
}

iphitus · 2006-04-14 11:21:03

I looked into the slim logfile, and mine is somewhat obtuse too, 7mb - and i havnt been runnin slim for long.

It's because slim is recording every message output by your session, and some sessions, take KDE for example, make a helluva lot of noise, and dump a lot of messages. slim is dumping this all to the file. To stop that, change your startkde line (or whatever de/wm) to
startkde &> /dev/null
and it wont be logged by slim

James

Shaika-Dzari · 2006-04-14 22:29:18

Thank both of you

I try your solution Iphitus and it seem to work.
I will check my logrotate and set this like I need.

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[OK] Strange slim.log file

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