Do I need to delete my own logs?
I know that it's important to delete your logs on other people's systems, but I have not seen anything about deleting the log files on my own computer. I am not far enough into the game to be hacked, but I know it can happen. Would a hacker be able to use my logs against me? If so, do I need to delete them?
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What happens if I delete a log file?
By default DB does not delete log files for you. For this reason, DB's log files will eventually grow to consume an unnecessarily large amount of disk space. To guard against this, you should periodically take administrative action to remove log files that are no longer in use by your application.Is it safe to delete program log files?
Yes, log files can be safely deleted. Next time a log file needs to be appended to and is missing, it will be created (don't delete the actual Logs folder itself though). Log files are always presumed transient.How do you clear a log file?
To choose a range of entries, you can press Ctrl + Shift + Enter. And then, click Clear Log from the right pane. Alternatively, you can right-click a folder like Application and choose Clear Log to delete all the entries.Can I delete var log audit?
rm is correct - there IS no file named "*" in /var/log/audit - so it can't delete it.How to Clear Event Logs in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
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