Log files in /usr/adm

[SimonPeh]

Hi Guys,

Anyone know which programs generates the files "pacct" in /usr/adm. I just check my files and realised that there are dozens of pacct1 to pacct500 files. Can I delete them to consolidate space ?

And i have run out of space in /usr/sap directoy. Any idea where I can delete the logs or unused files ?

Thank you for any advice.

 

[PHV]

Try to put accounting off.

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[SimonPeh]

how do I turn them off ?

Pls advise

 

[PHV]

To see if accounting is enable:

/usr/lib/acct/acct_enable -c

To disable accounting:

/usr/lib/acct/acct_enable -n

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[SimonPeh]

How do you turn them on again and what does this accounting does ?

Will there be any impact if I delete the log for these ?

Thank you

 

[Annihilannic]

System accounting logs various system activity for security or performance reasons. If you are never actually looking at the logs then there's no point in running them, so you may as well leave it disabled.

Annihilannic.