From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 15357 invoked from network); 17 Feb 2021 07:50:52 -0000 Received: from 1ess.inri.net (216.126.196.35) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 17 Feb 2021 07:50:52 -0000 Received: from oat.nine.sirjofri.de ([5.45.105.127]) by 1ess; Wed Feb 17 02:46:08 -0500 2021 Received: from sirjofri.de ([178.0.65.31]) by oat; Wed Feb 17 08:45:57 +0100 2021 Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 07:45:55 +0000 (UTC) From: sirjofri To: Stanley Lieber <9front@9front.org> Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: <9B3F5E0F-C779-4528-BE3A-172ABF7B7072@stanleylieber.com> <86ft1wobop.fsf@cmarib.ramside> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Correlation-ID: List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: ISO-certified service Subject: Re: [9front] Re: feature request: log rotation Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk 17.02.2021 00:34:17 Stanley Lieber : > On February 15, 2021 11:53:42 PM EST, magma698hfsp273p9f@icebubble.org=20 > wrote: >> Stanley Lieber writes: >> >>> a machine sitting still should not fill up its own disk. let's design >>> a sane default. >> >> Isn't that the whole idea behind the WORM filesystem paradigm?=C2=A0 Nev= er >> delete anything, just add more storage.=C2=A0 Right? >> > > i have seen many worms filled without human intervention. that's what=20 > i'd like to prevent. > > i can roll my own log rotation, but why not provide a sensible default? > > note: not all systems have a worm partition or are running dumps. the=20 > worm actually makes the problem worse. I thought dump only writes changed blocks, so if I don't write anything=20 it doesn't fill the disk? (Log files set to temporary) sirjofri