Browse - computer tips - reduce syslog syncsDate: 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 commentSign in to add a comment |