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    This document provides a permanent fix for when the /var/log/messages file exceeds one day in age on RHEL5 and RHEL6 servers. For RHEL5, it involves editing the syslog configuration file to enable MARK messages to be logged to /var/log/messages every hour. For RHEL6, it involves editing the rsyslog configuration file to load the necessary module and set the MARK message period to one hour to prevent the file from growing too large over time. Restarting the syslog or rsyslog service is then required to implement the changes.

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    This document provides a permanent fix for when the /var/log/messages file exceeds one day in age on RHEL5 and RHEL6 servers. For RHEL5, it involves editing the syslog configuration file to enable MARK messages to be logged to /var/log/messages every hour. For RHEL6, it involves editing the rsyslog configuration file to load the necessary module and set the MARK message period to one hour to prevent the file from growing too large over time. Restarting the syslog or rsyslog service is then required to implement the changes.

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    Linux Age Exceeds Issue SRA

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    Nishanth B M
    This document provides a permanent fix for when the /var/log/messages file exceeds one day in age on RHEL5 and RHEL6 servers. For RHEL5, it involves editing the syslog configuration file to enable MARK messages to be logged to /var/log/messages every hour. For RHEL6, it involves editing the rsyslog configuration file to load the necessary module and set the MARK message period to one hour to prevent the file from growing too large over time. Restarting the syslog or rsyslog service is then required to implement the changes.

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    RHEL5 / RHEL6 /var/log/messages age exceeds 1d

    threshold permenent fix.


    Scope

    Permanent fix for /var/log/messages age exceeds issue in SRA REHL5 and RHEL6 servers.

    RHEL5:
    Modify syslog to log MARK messages in /var/log/messages
    step 1: enable syslogd options to MARK message

    # vi /etc/sysconfig/syslog

    modify SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-m 0" entry to SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-m 60" (which will send MARK message to /var/log/messages in
    every 1 hour.

    SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-m 0" --> disables 'MARK' messages

    SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-m 10" --> log 'MARK' messages to '/var/log/messages' in every 10 minutes

    SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-m 60" --> log 'MARK' messages to '/var/log/messages' in every 1 hour

    Step 2 : Restart syslog to take effects of modification

    # /etc/init.d/syslog restart
    RHEL 6:
    Modify rsyslog to log MARK messages in /var/log/messages
    step 1: enable syslogd options to MARK message

    # vi /etc/rsyslog.conf

    Add below entries to /etc/rsyslog.conf

    $ActionWriteAllMarkMessages on

    $ModLoad immark

    $MarkMessagePeriod 3600

    $ActionWriteAllMarkMessages on --> Enable 'MARK' messages

    $ModLoad immark --> immark input module will be loaded

    $MarkMessagePeriod 3600 --> log 'MARK' messages to '/var/log/messages' in every 1 hour

    Step 2 : Restart rsyslog to take effects of modification

    # /etc/init.d/rsyslog restart

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