Comments on: syslogd暴走問題 http://www.macgrass.com/permalink/2141 小麥草地 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: 小麥包 http://www.macgrass.com/permalink/2141/comment-page-1#comment-51796 小麥包 Thu, 29 May 2008 04:49:26 +0000 http://www.macgrass.com/permalink/2141#comment-51796 我呢度特別寫出來，當然唔係鼓勵人熄咗syslogd 呢度都有一啲討論 http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071030233438149 但裝咗OS X 10.5.3後，問題就消失得無影無蹤。 我呢度特別寫出來，當然唔係鼓勵人熄咗syslogd

呢度都有一啲討論
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071030233438149

但裝咗OS X 10.5.3後，問題就消失得無影無蹤。

]]> By: Chainsaw http://www.macgrass.com/permalink/2141/comment-page-1#comment-51792 Chainsaw Sun, 25 May 2008 09:52:23 +0000 http://www.macgrass.com/permalink/2141#comment-51792 It is probably related to large log file (/var/log/asl.db) of syslogd accumulated. From manpage of syslogd, this log file will archive in the archival database every 24 hours. (sleep doesn't count.) http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/syslog.1.html The 100% usage will surface if you don't switch off your computer regularly and you let it sleep instead of running 24-hours nonstop. (So it missed the daily maintenance script.) It is not a good idea to let your computer running 24 hours a day. (for your electric bill and the earth sake) I think it is also not a good idea to switch off the syslogd. Try to clean up the log file regularly, it will help. sudo syslog -p -k Time ge 1d It is probably related to large log file (/var/log/asl.db) of syslogd accumulated.
From manpage of syslogd, this log file will archive in the archival database every 24 hours. (sleep doesn’t count.)

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/syslog.1.html

The 100% usage will surface if you don’t switch off your computer regularly and you let it sleep instead of running 24-hours nonstop. (So it missed the daily maintenance script.)

It is not a good idea to let your computer running 24 hours a day. (for your electric bill and the earth sake) I think it is also not a good idea to switch off the syslogd. Try to clean up the log file regularly, it will help.

sudo syslog -p -k Time ge 1d

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