amend FAQ on tmpwatch to correct information

[spider.git] / sgml / spiderFAQ.sgml

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 <title>The DXSpider FAQ 
 <author>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)
-<date>Version 0.2 July 2000
+<date>Version 0.4 March 2001
 <abstract>
 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
 </abstract>
@@ -107,7 +107,21 @@ Assuming that the node_call you are changing is gb7adx.
 
 <P>
 There is a file in /spider/msg called forward.pl.issue.  Rename this to
-forward.pl and edit it to meet your requirements.  You will need to restart
-Spider for the changes to take effect.
+forward.pl and edit it to meet your requirements.  You will need to issue
+the command <em>load/forward</em> or restart Spider for the changes to 
+take effect.
+
+<sect1>How can I automatically limit the amount of debug logfiles that are stored?
+
+<P>
+Use the tmpwatch command.  Create a file in /etc/cron.daily/ containing the line ...
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+/usr/sbin/tmpwatch -f 240 /spider/data/debug
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+Remember to make it executable!
+
+This will limit your debug data down to the last 10 days
 
 </article>