logrotate - mail log files 1

[lvennard]

of course it wont let me see the mail files in /var/log/mail on my mandrake7.1 machine, but when i try to use "find / *" the list in the mail directory shows a ton of files. heres a snip

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/var/log/mail/mail.info.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.4.gz.2.gz.1.gz
/var/log/mail/mail.info.2.gz.1.gz.2.gz.4.gz.2.gz.2.gz
/var/log/mail/mail.info.2.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.5.gz
/var/log/mail/mail.info.2.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.1.gz.4.gz
/var/log/mail/mail.info.2.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.2.gz.1.gz.4.gz
/var/log/mail/mail.info.2.gz.1.gz.3.gz.4.gz.5.gz
/var/log/mail/mail.info.2.gz.1.gz.3.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1.gz.3.gz
==================

I cant figure out how to see whats causing it, because it wont let me read them. at least these dont belong to root.

logrotate has taken over my machine. I suppose i could stop the process, but i figured it must be doing its portion of the job and something else is causing the messages.

Tips or Suggestions? How can i clear all of those files out? how can i read one of the messages to see where the original problem lies?

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Could be a 'feature' of your version of logrotate... See -->

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKA-2000-009-1.php3?dis=7.1

.

Rgds

 

[lvennard]

by gosh, thats it!
pure genius!

thanks, im upgrading my logrotate now.

any idea on how to get rid of all those files?