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SubjectRe: fsync on large files
Hi Alan, Simon.

>> There's no way in hell I'd run syslogd with fsync() enabled on a
>> machine that longs anything more than 1 line per minute. Disable
>> fsync()ing in syslogd by prepending "-" to each log file you want
>> to turn it off for.

> I know that, and I've already done that as a temporary solution.
> But syslogd syncs every line written for a good reason, namely
> that if the machine crashes you don't want to lose the last few
> lines that were logged. They are the most likely place to look
> for suspicious happenings. So I want a proper fix, not a
> "disable the safety feature" kludge.

It sounds like what's needed is a facility to sync just a particular
file, combined with more frequent rotation of the logs...

Best wishes from Riley.

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