Jun 18, 2012
Keeping Logfiles at Bay with bash
From time to time there are instances in which an application creates logfiles that are big but you need them to fix an issue. Most times these are trace logs. Ran into a similar situation and came up with a short and simple bash script to address the issue. #!/bin/bash #################################################################### # This will look for trace log and zip them and deleting files... read more
Aug 20, 2011
Changing Windows 2003/2008 Eventlog Size
With the daily routine as a Systems Administrator for Windows and Linux systems we periodically are looking for ways to reduce disk space usage. One of the ways for Windows servers is to reduce the amount of space used by the eventlogs which can eat up alot of space. The value I am using in this example is 1024 kb, you can use any value you would like by changing the value to your liking. The method I am... read more