{"id":2079,"date":"2015-05-19T05:11:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T05:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2021-02-09T11:20:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T11:20:07","slug":"how-to-manage-large-log-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/how-to-manage-large-log-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage Large Log Files?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the system log file increase it means that there is some issue with associated software or programs. In that case simply check the newest activities in the log file.<\/p>\n<p>For that sign in to your server and run\u00a0the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">tail \/var\/log\/logfile-name<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the problem is not experienced from the newest activities, you can go through the complete log data for hints:<\/p>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">less \/var\/log\/logfile-name<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>Search for the repeated messages in the log file,Once the problem is encountered, fix it and clear the log \u00a0file and start with an new one. Ongoing the same large log file will consume much space. 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