Simon Burge wrote:
> David Albert wrote:
>
>   
>> Unfortunately, newsyslog does not do the trick.  Do you have any other 
>> ideas?
>>     
>
> What is the contents of your /etc/newsyslog.conf ?
>
> Also, what does "newsyslog -n" show when you run it?
>
> Cheers,
> Simon.
>
>   
Everything looks good with -n, but when I actually run the command,
it aborts with an "Operation not permitted" error.  This is the same error
I get when I try to manually delete any file in /var/log.  See trace below:

raq2: {55} newsyslog -n /var/log/maillog

/var/log/maillog <7Z>: --> trim log (log age > interval)
  rm -f /var/log/maillog.6
  rm -f /var/log/maillog.6.gz
  mv /var/log/maillog.5.gz /var/log/maillog.6.gz
  chmod 600 /var/log/maillog.6.gz
  chown 0:0 /var/log/maillog.6.gz
  mv /var/log/maillog.4.gz /var/log/maillog.5.gz
  chmod 600 /var/log/maillog.5.gz
  chown 0:0 /var/log/maillog.5.gz
  mv /var/log/maillog.3.gz /var/log/maillog.4.gz
  chmod 600 /var/log/maillog.4.gz
  chown 0:0 /var/log/maillog.4.gz
  mv /var/log/maillog.2.gz /var/log/maillog.3.gz
  chmod 600 /var/log/maillog.3.gz
  chown 0:0 /var/log/maillog.3.gz
  mv /var/log/maillog.1.gz /var/log/maillog.2.gz
  chmod 600 /var/log/maillog.2.gz
  chown 0:0 /var/log/maillog.2.gz
  mv /var/log/maillog.0.gz /var/log/maillog.1.gz
  chmod 600 /var/log/maillog.1.gz
  chown 0:0 /var/log/maillog.1.gz
  (append rotation notice to /var/log/maillog)
  mv /var/log/maillog /var/log/maillog.0
  (create new log)
  (append rotation notice to /var/log/maillog)
  chmod 600 /var/log/maillog
  kill -HUP 222
  sleep for 10 seconds before compressing...
  gzip /var/log/maillog.0
  chown 0:0 /var/log/maillog.0.gz

raq2: {56} newsyslog -v /var/log/maillog

/var/log/maillog <7Z>: --> trim log (log age > interval)
  rm -f /var/log/maillog.6
  rm -f /var/log/maillog.6.gz
  mv /var/log/maillog.5.gz /var/log/maillog.6.gz
newsyslog: /var/log/maillog.5.gz: Operation not permitted

raq2: {57} whoami
root
raq2: {58} rm -f /var/log/maillog.5.gz
rm: /var/log/maillog.5.gz: Operation not permitted