Re: Boot up Problem. Plz Help.

[ABrady <xunil kc rr com>]

On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 19:14:30 -0500 (EST)
rahul b jain cs student <rbj2 oak njit edu> wrote:

> HI,
> 
> This problem is related to X-windows boot up. After every couple of
> days, my machines fails to boot up in the x-windows mode. When I
> delete some of the log files, it boots up properly in the X-windows
> mode.
> 
> Is there a permanent solution to this problem ?

1. Make /var bigger.

2.Change how long logs are kept (man logrotate).

3. Make a script that deletes logs (be very careful which ones) and call
it from rc.local. Just make sure it works properly first.

1 is best, 2 next, 3 mostly for emergency situations.

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