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Make it more obvious that many operating systems support log rotation out of the box
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Fabian Keil
<fk@fabiankeil.de>
Mon, 6 Oct 2014 10:17:28 +0000
(10:17 +0000)
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Fabian Keil
<fk@fabiankeil.de>
Mon, 6 Oct 2014 10:17:28 +0000
(10:17 +0000)
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Purpose : Used with other docs and files only.
Purpose : Used with other docs and files only.
- $Id: p-config.sgml,v 2.10
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+ $Id: p-config.sgml,v 2.10
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Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
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Sample Configuration File for Privoxy &p-version;
</title>
<para>
Sample Configuration File for Privoxy &p-version;
</title>
<para>
- $Id: p-config.sgml,v 2.10
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+ $Id: p-config.sgml,v 2.10
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</para>
<para>
Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
</para>
<para>
Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
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actionsfile
<para>
Depending on the debug options below, the logfile may be a privacy risk
if third parties can get access to it. As most users will never look
<para>
Depending on the debug options below, the logfile may be a privacy risk
if third parties can get access to it. As most users will never look
- at it, <application>Privoxy</application> 3.0.7 and later only log fatal
- errors by default.
+ at it, <application>Privoxy</application> only logs fatal errors by default.
</para>
<para>
For most troubleshooting purposes, you will have to change that,
please refer to the debugging section for details.
</para>
</para>
<para>
For most troubleshooting purposes, you will have to change that,
please refer to the debugging section for details.
</para>
- <para>
- Your logfile will grow indefinitely, and you will probably want to
- periodically remove it. On Unix systems, you can do this with a cron job
- (see <quote>man cron</quote>).
- </para>
<para>
Any log files must be writable by whatever user <application>Privoxy</application>
is being run as (on Unix, default user id is <quote>privoxy</quote>).
</para>
<para>
Any log files must be writable by whatever user <application>Privoxy</application>
is being run as (on Unix, default user id is <quote>privoxy</quote>).
</para>
+ <para>
+ To prevent the logfile from growing indefinitely, it is recommended to
+ periodically rotate or shorten it. Many operating systems support log
+ rotation out of the box, some require additional software to do it.
+ For details, please refer to the documentation for your operating system.
+ </para>
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