DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: Persistent /var/log



Right now I'm using DSL on a couple of older laptops.  I probably will add it to one of my more powerful machines as well.  I like the way persistent /home and /opt directories are handled in a frugal install now for preservation of data, add on programs, and settings (backup/restore).  I'd like to see persistent logs available (the /var/log directory) for those of us who choose to have syslog running for security reasons.  Adding a boot option like:

log=hda<n>

would be a great addition to a future DSL release.
Ideally I wouldn't mind seeing the ability to set any directories you like this way, but it would probably be a headache for robert =o)

Have you tried adding "var/log" to .filetool.lst?

Another option is to create a log directory on your harddrive and mount that to /var/log from /opt/bootlocal.sh (mount /dev/xxxx && mount --bind /mnt/xxxx/log /var/log)....or if you want the whole drive to be log, mount the drive to /var/log.
I have no idea if boot logging is done in /var/log, so for all I know this might not work well.  

If you're only concerned about syslog, you could start syslogd from bootlocal, AFTER restoring /var/log/messages
Hai,
Finally set up dsl on my old laptop, it works great!

just 2 questions:
is it possible to point /home and /opt to the hda3? I used frugal install, and do want to store /home and /opt on my third partition, not on the one 60M with the image. How can I do this.

Otherwise, can I just use /home and /opt as virtual directories, and backup them everytime I shutdown, or something like that.

i preserve the first option, so just use my hda3 as /home and /opt, and use the hda1 as /ramdisk and /, and hda2 as swap.

thanks,
lwmxynedtodth
Both options are possible, and both are documented in the DSL wiki.  Your prefered method can be done by using the boot option dsl home=hda3 opt=hda3. The first time you do this the home and opt directories will be copied from the originals.
Yes, I figured that out a few minutes after the post :p
And the virtual home and opt refer to the ramdrive, and every change made in those folders will appear in the static directory (such as /dev/hda3). Works great. the only thing lefts is my usb.
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