Re: repeated entries in /var/log/messages...

[Mario Flores <marioflores@verizon.net>]

I really did not know what they are and thought something was going 
wrong. That is why I asked 'how to stop them'. But now I know, it's OK 
to have them :) and how to use them (just in case)

Thank you for your answers,

Mario.


Travis Crump wrote:

> Mario Flores wrote:
>
> > Hi:
> >
> > Since day 1 I installed debian, I see the following in the 
> > /var/log/messages:
> >
> > Jul 28 21:01:08 woody -- MARK --
> > Jul 28 21:21:08 woody -- MARK --
> > Jul 28 21:41:08 woody -- MARK --
> >
> > and they repeat every single hour at the exact same intervals. Does 
> > anyone know what they mean and how can I stop them?
> >
> > I am running the stable release (woody).
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mario.
>
> It's so if your box crashes, you can pinpoint the time of the crash 
> even if nothing (else) is being written to logs.  Not sure why you 
> care enough to want to stop them...