How to zero out a logfiles

[Ladner, Eric (Eric.Ladner)]

How about:

sudo cp /dev/null /var/adm/logfile

That avoids the whole problem with shell redirection and all.  The
problem with 'sudo echo > /var/adm/logfile' is the way that it gets
executed in the shell.  It really gets executed like this:

[ Sudo echo  (echo runs with root privleges, whoopie) ] then YOUR shell
tries to output that to the file /var/adm/logfile.  Since YOU can't
write the file, it gives you the permission denied message.

Eric


-----Original Message-----
From: sudo-users-bounces at sudo.ws [mailto:sudo-users-bounces at sudo.ws] On
Behalf Of Stephen Carville
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 7:53 PM
To: Sudo Users
Subject: Re: How to zero out a logfiles


On Wednesday March 31 2004 01:16 pm, Jim Horwath wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been using sudo for a few months and I'm still learning the 
> ropes.  I need to zero a logfile with sudo, but I can't get the '>' 
> syntax just right.  I tried to search the archives but didn't find any

> hints.  I can't be the first (or last) person who wants to do this.
>
> For example:
>
> sudo echo > /var/adm/logfile
>
> or something similiar

The only way I know how is:

echo | sudo tee /var/log/admfile

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