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

[John Summerfield <debian@ComputerDatasafe.com.au>]

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?
After a crash, you can refer to the logs and say, "Well it was still 
running at 22:00, so the lights went out after that."

I'd rather have it more often rather than less.


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John

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