Re: help clean up /var/log/messages

From: Jean-David Beyer (j_at_d.b)
Date: 12/05/03 

Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 08:52:25 -0500

tony! wrote:
> Redhat 9 (semi-newbie)
>
> Will I have it live with tons of the msgs below in my /var/log/messages if I
> leave a cd in the drive and have automounting on?
>
> Dec 3 16:49:51 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 3 17:49:52 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 3 18:51:01 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 3 19:54:52 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 3 20:59:01 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 3 21:59:52 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 3 22:59:53 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 3 23:59:54 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 4 01:04:55 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 4 02:09:55 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
> Dec 4 03:14:55 loki amd[1676]: reload of map /etc/amd.net is not needed (in syn
> c)
>
> Tony!
>

Yes, although logrotate will keep it from growing forever.

Best way is to turn off automounting.

Automounting also fills up the dmesg list in memory so when you need to
look at it, the information you require will have been pushed out by
that damned stuff. 

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