/var/log/messages is not getting new data.

David Timms dtimms at iinet.net.au
Sun Apr 8 23:03:48 UTC 2007


Hi, I'm on FC6 machine that gets updated at least once a week. I notice 
today {monday}, that messages has been rotated and is empty so far.
-rw------- 1 root root      0 Apr  8 09:07 /var/log/messages
-rw------- 1 root root 326802 Apr  5 07:03 /var/log/messages.1
-rw------- 1 root root 632374 Apr  1 04:05 /var/log/messages.2
-rw------- 1 root root 273450 Mar 25 11:06 /var/log/messages.3
-rw------- 1 root root  89829 Mar 20 18:53 /var/log/messages.4

Since the machine has been shutdown and rebooted 3/4 times since Apr5, 
it seems that no data is getting to this log. The machine has been on 
for many hours almost every day since (now Apr9). Normally yum log items 
are also logged to messages, but there have been none of these in this 
time frame.

Is this just my PC, or are others seeing this ?

DaveT.
====
messages.1: last few entries.
Apr  5 05:43:29 davidtdesktop ntpd[2986]: synchronized to 192.135.48.21, 
stratum 2
Apr  5 06:12:58 davidtdesktop ntpd[2986]: synchronized to 
193.138.193.113, stratum 2
Apr  5 06:59:31 davidtdesktop kernel: device eth0 left promiscuous mode
Apr  5 06:59:31 davidtdesktop kernel: audit(1175720371.077:22): dev=eth0 
prom=0 old_prom=256 auid=4294967295
Apr  5 06:59:31 davidtdesktop kernel: bridge-eth0: disabled promiscuous mode
Apr  5 07:03:23 davidtdesktop gconfd (root-9821): GConf server is not in 
use, shutting down.
Apr  5 07:03:23 davidtdesktop gconfd (root-9821): Exiting
Apr  5 07:03:30 davidtdesktop shutdown[16032]: shutting down for system halt
Apr  5 07:03:33 davidtdesktop restorecond: Will not restore a file with 
more than one hard link (/etc/resolv.conf) No such file or directory
Apr  5 07:03:33 davidtdesktop smartd[3442]: smartd received signal 15: 
Terminated
Apr  5 07:03:33 davidtdesktop smartd[3442]: smartd is exiting (exit 
status 0)
Apr  5 07:03:34 davidtdesktop avahi-daemon[3291]: Got SIGTERM, quitting.
Apr  5 07:03:34 davidtdesktop avahi-daemon[3291]: Leaving mDNS multicast 
group on interface eth0.IPv6 with address fe80::20c:6eff:fe1c:654b.
Apr  5 07:03:34 davidtdesktop avahi-daemon[3291]: Leaving mDNS multicast 
group o
n interface eth0.IPv4 with address 192.168.2.210.
Apr  5 07:03:41 davidtdesktop dhcpd: dhcpd shutdown succeeded
Apr  5 07:03:46 davidtdesktop xinetd[10792]: Exiting...
Apr  5 07:03:50 davidtdesktop ntpd[2986]: ntpd exiting on signal 15
Apr  5 07:03:51 davidtdesktop rpc.statd[2740]: Caught signal 15, 
un-registering and exiting.
Apr  5 07:03:52 davidtdesktop pcscd: pcscdaemon.c:529:signal_trap() 
Preparing for suicide
Apr  5 07:03:52 davidtdesktop pcscd: 
hotplug_libusb.c:361:HPEstablishUSBNotifications() Hotplug stopped
Apr  5 07:03:53 davidtdesktop pcscd: 
readerfactory.c:1350:RFCleanupReaders() entering cleaning function
Apr  5 07:03:53 davidtdesktop pcscd: pcscdaemon.c:489:at_exit() cleaning 
/var/run
Apr  5 07:03:53 davidtdesktop kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped.
Apr  5 07:03:53 davidtdesktop kernel: Kernel log daemon terminating.
Apr  5 07:03:54 davidtdesktop exiting on signal 15
=====
yum.log:
Apr 03 07:35:00 Updated: japa.i386 0.2.0-2.fc6.ccrma
Apr 04 22:00:58 Updated: audit-libs.i386 1.4.2-5.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:07 Updated: ruby-libs.i386 1.8.5.35-2.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:11 Updated: ruby.i386 1.8.5.35-2.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:20 Updated: samba-common.i386 3.0.24-3.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:21 Updated: ruby-irb.i386 1.8.5.35-2.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:23 Updated: ruby-rdoc.i386 1.8.5.35-2.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:25 Updated: file.i386 4.19-2.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:29 Updated: yum.noarch 3.0.5-1.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:32 Updated: parted.i386 1.8.2-2.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:38 Updated: dvdrip.i386 0.98.4-2.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:40 Updated: gpm.i386 1.20.1-82.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:43 Updated: samba-client.i386 3.0.24-3.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:45 Updated: yum-updatesd.noarch 3.0.5-1.fc6
Apr 04 22:01:47 Updated: psmisc.i386 22.2-5.1
Apr 04 22:01:47 Updated: audit-libs-python.i386 1.4.2-5.fc6
Apr 04 22:02:09 Updated: rhythmbox.i386 0.9.8-1.fc6
Apr 04 22:03:18 Updated: ruby-ri.i386 1.8.5.35-2.fc6
Apr 04 22:03:35 Updated: azureus.i386 2.5.0.4-2.fc6
Apr 04 22:03:37 Updated: redhat-rpm-config.noarch 8.0.45-9.fc6
Apr 04 22:21:30 Updated: VMware-server.i386 1.0.2-39867
Apr 04 22:34:16 Updated: VMware-server-console.i386 1.0.2-39867
Apr 06 10:31:51 Installed: screen.i386 4.0.3-2.fc6
Apr 06 20:15:26 Installed: eclipse-rcp-sdk.i386 1:3.2.2-1.fc6
Apr 06 20:15:40 Installed: eclipse-platform-sdk.i386 1:3.2.2-1.fc6
Apr 06 20:16:49 Installed: java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-javadoc.i386 
1.4.2.0-40jpp.110
Apr 06 20:17:10 Installed: eclipse-jdt.i386 1:3.2.2-1.fc6
Apr 06 20:17:11 Installed: eclipse-pde-runtime.i386 1:3.2.2-1.fc6
Apr 06 20:17:17 Installed: eclipse-pde.i386 1:3.2.2-1.fc6
Apr 08 09:14:02 Updated: krb5-libs.i386 1.5-21
Apr 08 09:14:06 Updated: openssh.i386 4.3p2-19.fc6
Apr 08 09:14:07 Updated: cups-libs.i386 1:1.2.10-3.fc6
Apr 08 09:14:13 Updated: selinux-policy.noarch 2.4.6-49.fc6




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