See John Carlson's answer. You could shut down the listener and delete or rename the file but why bother when you can just >/dev/null>listener.log
-----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:44 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Why is it necessary to null out the file? Does LSNR keep a open file handle open to it? > -----Original Message----- > From: Orr, Steve [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 12:25 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Listener Log Aging Script > > Make a copy of the file appended by the Julian date then empty the log via > cat /dev/null > listener.log. (You don't really need a cat.) > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:50 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Could anyone share their Unix script to age the listener log file? I know > that this has been posted to the group in the past, but I was unable to > find > it in the archives at FatCity. > > Thanks. > Erik -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Orr, Steve INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).