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From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips
Subject: accounting file shutoff - how to prevent?
Message-ID: <1001@indri.primate.wisc.edu>
Date: 29 Aug 89 17:40:20 GMT
Organization: UW-Madison Primate Center
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I think this is probably an easy question, but I'm not sure where to
look for the answer.  At least, I haven't found it yet.

The accounting file /usr/adm/acct holds process accounting records.
However, when it reaches a size of 2560000 bytes, accounting stops
until I run sa -s.  Since I run a lot of nntpsends (i.e., each minute,
to several other systems), /usr/adm/acct reaches that size *daily*, so
I lose information.

How do I lift the size limit, or remove the limit entirely?

Paul DuBois
dubois@primate.wisc.edu