rm -Rf /var/log/news /var/log/mail mkdir -m 755 /var/log/news /var/log/mail It works, been there, done that. Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ron Johnson, Jr. > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] logrotate > > > Turgut Kalfaoglu wrote: > > > > Let's assume that you have successfully ignored the patches, > > and announcements, and ended up with a system (Mandrake 7.1) > > that has over 5 MILLION files on its /var/log/mail and > /news directories. > > > > Let's also assume that when you type: > > [root@db2 mail]# rm * > > you get: > > bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long > > > > any ideas what you can do to save your servers? :) > > > > Thank you! > > -turgut > > > > PS: 5 million files is an estimate. > > > > ----- > > Divide and conquer: > rm [Aa]* > rm [Bb]* > rm [Cc]* > etc., etc. > > Ron > -- > +----------------------------------------------------------+ > | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Jefferson, LA USA WWW : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | http://ronandheather.dhs.org | > +----------------------------------------------------------+ > >
Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
