Re: BackUp LogFiles

Posted in 1998

Art S. Kagel — Mon, 19 Oct 1998 12:38:02 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Sven Graefe wrote: > > Hello, > > How can I delete (clear) full log-files, without any BackUp on disk or > tape? > > If there no possibility, how can I make the easiest BackUp on disk? > I don't need the log-files. But I have to use unbuffered logging and so > the log-files are full in a shortest time. Set the Log tape device to /dev/null and the logs will be released as soon as they are no longer current. If your engine is currently online you will have to make the change using onmonitor to have it be immediately effective, changing it in the ONCONFIG file is not sufficient if the engine is already running. Art S. Kagel