Re: Automatic Clearing of Logical Logs

> > You realize, of course, that if your logical log archive device is a > tape drive, or even a file, that you are overwriting your previous > archive with each ontape -a command, assuming that there are any logs > to backup, and certainly with each cron execution. If your log archive > device is /dev/null then this is not needed as the logs clear > themselves. If you do not want to keep the log archives just set the > LTAPEDEV to /dev/null and be done with it. > This is not really true for all applications running on IDS. When I read the manuals and also verified with the Informix Technical HelpDesk, they all claimed that the logs will clear themselves once you set the LTAPEDEV to /dev/null. Unfortunately from testing, certain application that accesses the IDS can't work once the onstat -l shows that all the logs are full even when the LTAPEDEV is set to /dev/null, that's why I posted this script, as I faced this problem with the application that I am working on. It is true however that the file I am writing to is actually a soft link to /dev/null. So for those of you who needs to backup your logs, do not use it. This script is only for those who don't need the logical logs and might find it a hindrance to your normal execution of your programs. Hope that clarifies. Thanks! Swod