According to the doc for this parameter, "Possible removals happen at startup and at binary log rotation." This implies that removal is not automatic - you have to either flush logs or bounce the server. We use "Purge Master" periodically.
i do this from cron mysql -e "PURGE MASTER LOGS BEFORE DATE_SUB(CURRENT_DATE, INTERVAL 7 DAY)" perhaps not that 'clean' but it does the trick -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
