MODIFIED version of Sun's /usr/lib/newsyslog

#! /bin/sh
#
# Copyright(c) 1997, by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
# All rights reserved.
#
#ident @Z%newsyslog	1.3	1997/03/31 SMI
#rotate syslog authwarn authlog 2000/07 KM
#rotate VA monitor.log          2000/10/10 KM
#
LOG=messages
cd /var/adm
if test -s $LOG
then
	test -f $LOG.2 && mv $LOG.2 $LOG.3
	test -f $LOG.1 && mv $LOG.1 $LOG.2
	test -f $LOG.0 && mv $LOG.0 $LOG.1
	mv $LOG   $LOG.0
	cp /dev/null $LOG
	chmod 644    $LOG
fi
#
# Added syslog and the two auth logs: 
# 07/00 KM
#
LOGDIR=/var/log
if test -d $LOGDIR
then
	cd $LOGDIR
	for LOG in syslog authlog authwarn
	do
	if test -s $LOG
	then
		test -f $LOG.6 && mv $LOG.6  $LOG.7
		test -f $LOG.5 && mv $LOG.5  $LOG.6
		test -f $LOG.4 && mv $LOG.4  $LOG.5
		test -f $LOG.3 && mv $LOG.3  $LOG.4
		test -f $LOG.2 && mv $LOG.2  $LOG.3
		test -f $LOG.1 && mv $LOG.1  $LOG.2
		test -f $LOG.0 && mv $LOG.0  $LOG.1
		test -f $LOG && (mv $LOG  $LOG.0 ; cp /dev/null $LOG)
		chmod 644    $LOG
	fi
	done
fi
sleep 40
#
kill -HUP `cat /etc/syslog.pid`
#
# Added Virtual Adrian's monitor.log file -- it is never zero-length,
# so use 'test -f'. Only for boxes running Virtual Adrian, of course:
#
cd /var/adm/sa
LOG=monitor.log
if test -f $LOG
then
	/etc/rc2.d/S90va_monitor stop > /dev/null 2>&1
	test -f $LOG.6.gz && mv $LOG.6.gz  $LOG.7.gz
	test -f $LOG.5.gz && mv $LOG.5.gz  $LOG.6.gz
	test -f $LOG.4.gz && mv $LOG.4.gz  $LOG.5.gz
	test -f $LOG.3.gz && mv $LOG.3.gz  $LOG.4.gz
	test -f $LOG.2.gz && mv $LOG.2.gz  $LOG.3.gz
	test -f $LOG.1.gz && mv $LOG.1.gz  $LOG.2.gz
	test -f $LOG.0.gz && mv $LOG.0.gz  $LOG.1.gz
        mv $LOG    $LOG.0
	/usr/local/bin/gzip $LOG.0
	/etc/rc2.d/S90va_monitor start > /dev/null 2>&1
fi

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