Re: [FW-1] Log files

[Joe Matusiewicz <joem@FW1-NOSPAMNIST.GOV>]

At 08:58 AM 11/2/01, Fini Marco wrote:
> Hi to all,
>
> does anyone the difference between this logs files ?
> xx.logptr
> xx.log
> xxxxx.alogptr
> xxxxx.alog
>
> If I do a save of my log from the Check Point Log Viewer  in my $FWDIR\Log I
> found the xxxx.log and xxxx.logptr, instead when I
> do a fw logswitch  in my $FWDIR\Log I found the xxxx.log, xxxx.logptr,
> xxxx.alogptr, xxxx.alog. Why ?
> Which files can I delete to keep my log history ?
>
>
>
> thank's
> Marco Fini


The .log is the log file and the .alog is the accounting log.  I save both
to CD.  The *ptr are pointer files that Checkpoint needs to read the
logs.  I delete these.  If they're not there, Checkpoint will create  these
files when you parse the logs.

Hope this helps.

-- Joe

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