Dave's Brain

Browse - computer tips - reduce syslog syncs

Date: 2004Sep7

Q. Is there any way to reduce disk activity on a busy Linux box?

A.
I recently read in man page for /etc/syslog.conf that you
place a dash in front of file names to precent syncing.
I did this for some busy logs and it has reduced disk activity
noticibly. 

eg:

mail.*                                            -/var/log/maillog

Add a comment

Sign in to add a comment
Copyright © 2008, dave - Code on Dave's Brain is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.