[Asterisk-Users] /var/log/asterisk/full ?

[Michael Collins]

> Hi list!
> 
> I have a Centos 4.3 box running Asterisk 1.2.9.1 with FreePBX 2.0.1
> 
> I noticed that this setup is keeping a full asterisk log which, after
1
> month in production, has already grown to 1300 Mb in size. This is the
log
> location : /var/log/asterisk/full
> 
> Why is this on by default (I thought it is only used for debugging)
and
> where can I disable it or at least have it rotated and gzipped like
with
> other huge log files?
> 

Remco,

There are several places to go for info on this subject.  First, you
might want to bone up on basic Linux system administration.  Do a google
on "logrotate" and you'll get all sorts of information.  Also, check the
wiki for more info on fine-tuning Asterisk:

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/logrotate

Happy rotating!
-MC