[HECnet] VMS question

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2015-08-10 18:15, Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- wrote:
> Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
>
>> On 2015-08-10 16:55, Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- wrote:
>>> Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
>>>
>>>> Well, if I wanted then, even easier is to just set a version limit on=20
>>>> the files. :-)
>>>
>>> Both your solution (version limits) and the periodic batch job purge will
>>> not stop the unnecessary log file I/O, and both add to disk I/O and file
>>> system activity.  If this is a known problem with V5.1 and it's fixed in
>>> V5.3, I'd suggest that you obtain that patch/version/eco and install it.
>>> I, personally, loathe solutions to problems that elicit other problems or
>>> increase resource loads.
>>
>> Agree. But besides, I do not (so far) have excessive number of
>> generations of log files in the first place. I just felt that if I
>> wanted to keep the number of kept generations low, I would just put a
>> limit on them instead of having a batch job run regularly that did a
>> purge...
>
> Well, you're getting an implicit purge each time a new file is created with
> a version limit.  Probably much better than filling up a directory with log
> files and then, purging but you're still purging.

I wasn't trying to imply anything else. :-)
I just felt that a batch job for something the system could do for me 
automatically seemed like a suboptimal solution, and wanted to point it out.

>> But the known problem in 5.1 that I was referring to was the total
>> failure of the telnet daemon, by which is just spews 0xff after
>> something manages to corrupt it. I also have a full disk, which I yet do
>> now know for sure why.
>>
>>> FYI, eventually, your version limit solution will require intervention as
>>> you inevitably crash and burn when you hit ;32,767.
>>
>> That is also true.
>
> I had a client hit 32,767 on the day of the Mayan apocalypse.  It wasn't the
> end of the world but it was the end of their production for that day. ;)

That is pretty funny.

Anyway, I now have the 5.3-184 version PCSI file on the machine. Now I 
just need to install it. Later... TCPIP turned off at the moment, to 
keep things calm.

	Johnny

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