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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Anders Widman <an...@tnonline.net> on 2002/08/27 11:37:33 UTC
Re[2]: [users@httpd] URGENT: Getting hammered by an adsl user...logs growing...
> is it important that you keep the logs - if not, could you not just delete
> them (without restarting apache??)
Or use some for of log rotation?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian M. Evans [mailto:ianevans@digitalhit.com]
> Sent: 27 August 2002 10:22
> To: users@httpd.apache.org
> Subject: RE: [users@httpd] URGENT: Getting hammered by an adsl
> user...logs growing...
>>you could rename the existing log file and gzip it.
> Thanks for the suggestion. Alas, the logs are growing about a meg a minute.
> Tried contacting Interland and their support site is down...and I'm about 5
> hrs past when I should be sleeping. :-(
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Re: [users@httpd] URGENT: Getting hammered by an adsl user...logs growing...
Posted by Zac Stevens <zt...@cryptocracy.com>.
On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 05:43:02AM -0400, Ian M. Evans wrote:
> >Or use some for of log rotation?
>
> We already have log rotation in place. But we're not talking about a usual
> circumstance here. We're talking about some idiot pounding our server 15
> times a second for the last four hours. Our logs are growing a meg every few
> minutes...we're on a shared server...our host's support site is down...and
> I'm really really tired at 5:41 in the morning.
Well sure, but how much disk space do you have to work with?
Is setting up a 15-minute log rotation going to be "good enough" ?
With no disrespect intended, you don't appear to be able to block the
traffic (firewall) or filter the logs being written (mod_log_config), so
about the best you can do at this point is minimise the harm being done and
try to get a couple of hours sleep before hassling your service provider.
There really aren't many other options to suggest given the level of
control you have over the environment.
Zac
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Re: [users@httpd] URGENT: Getting hammered by an adsl user...logs
growing...
Posted by Ivan Albetkov <iv...@agava.com>.
Any packet filter? (ipfw, ipchains, iptables)
Ian M. Evans wrote:
>>Or use some for of log rotation?
>
>
> We already have log rotation in place. But we're not talking about a usual
> circumstance here. We're talking about some idiot pounding our server 15
> times a second for the last four hours. Our logs are growing a meg every few
> minutes...we're on a shared server...our host's support site is down...and
> I'm really really tired at 5:41 in the morning.
>
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Re: [users@httpd] URGENT: Getting hammered by an adsl user...logs growing...
Posted by dale's stuff <st...@colony.net>.
Have you tried contacting the host of where the idiot is coming from?
Dale
On Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 11:43 AM, Ian M. Evans wrote:
>> Or use some for of log rotation?
>
> We already have log rotation in place. But we're not talking about a usual
> circumstance here. We're talking about some idiot pounding our server 15
> times a second for the last four hours. Our logs are growing a meg every
> few
> minutes...we're on a shared server...our host's support site is down...and
> I'm really really tired at 5:41 in the morning.
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RE: [users@httpd] URGENT: Getting hammered by an adsl user...logs growing...
Posted by "Ian M. Evans" <ia...@digitalhit.com>.
>Or use some for of log rotation?
We already have log rotation in place. But we're not talking about a usual
circumstance here. We're talking about some idiot pounding our server 15
times a second for the last four hours. Our logs are growing a meg every few
minutes...we're on a shared server...our host's support site is down...and
I'm really really tired at 5:41 in the morning.
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