Package: syslogd Version: 1.2-11 As you can see below the syslogd is still writing to daemon.0 after savelog ran on Oct 1st.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 0 Oct 1 06:47 /var/log/daemon -rw-r--r-- 1 root adm 207110 Oct 3 11:52 /var/log/daemon.0 root 97 0.0 0.8 73 132 ? S Sep 28 1:01 /sbin/syslogd After I kill -HUPed the syslogd process it started writing to the proper logs i.e. daemon again. Andrew ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dehydration - 34%, Recollection of previous evening - 2%, embarrassment factor - 91%. Advise repair schedule:- off line for 36 hours, re-boot startup disk, and replace head - wow, what a night! -- Kryten in Red Dwarf `The Last Day' Andrew Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perth, Western Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED]