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Re: [FW-1] Removing a large (2,1 GB) fw.log file when fw logswitch fails



Marcel,

fwstop
rm $FWDIR/log/fw.log
fwstart

Yim
--- Marcel Lambrechts <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I've tried using the "fw logswitch" command to clear
> the large fw.log file,
> but the fwd.log is complaining
> with the following error :
>
> fwd: log_switch: no log file !
>
> I think the logfile is closed because of the size of
> the logfile 2,1 GB
> (solaris limit), and the error messages in
> the fwd.log file :
>
> fwd: SwOpen: can't get inode of
> /opt/CKPfw/log/fw.log: Value too large for
> defined data type
>
> I really would like to know how to clear the fw.log
> file, if possible
> without stopping the Firewall. Some people talk
> about coping /dev/null to the file, but nobody seem
> to know for sure. I read
> about patches that can be installed to
> resolv the logswitch problems, but I just have to
> get rid of this giant
> logfile.
>
> CheckPoint FW-1 version 4.0 build 4066
> Solaris 2.6
>
> Thanks in advance !
>
> Marcel Lambrechts
>


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