Re: missing sys$errorlog file?

From: Alan E. Feldman (spamsink2001_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/31/03

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    "frank brown" <frank.brown@ci.seattle.wa.us> wrote in message news:<nbRBa.34$mc6.25943@news-west.eli.net>...
    > VAX/VMS 5.5-2 here...I thought when you renamed the system errorlog file, it
    > was supposed to create a new one. So you can manage logfiles. Well this
    > VAX hasn't created a new SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSERR]ERRLOG.SYS since I renamed the
    > last one a couple of weeks ago. Doesn't seem right. What can I do short of
    > a reboot to kick out a new SYS$ERRORLOG file?
    >
    > Frank Brown
    > Seattle Fire Dept - home of ancient VAXen
    > http://www.inwa.net/~frog/

    Run SHOW SYSTEM and see if the process ERRFMT is running. Sometimes it
    crashes. If it is not running, start it with

        $ @SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP ERRFMT

    Check the SYSTEM account's mail. When my ERRFMT crashes (rarely,
    usually shortly after a boot), it attempts to send mail indicating
    such to the SYSTEM account. (I am running systems with VMS v6.1,v6.2
    VAX.)

    Disclaimer: JMHO
    Alan E. Feldman

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