[FW1] Re: One for the FAQ -- LogSwitch Issue

[Dameon D. Welch <dwelch@hotmail.com>]

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> I wrote a batch file to Swap Logs on CP FW-1 v4 SP2, NT 4.0 SP3.  When I
do
> this, the log view goes completely empty except for the initial control
> message.  Nothing gets logged, and "fw log" shows only that control
message.
> The FW module and management server are both on the same machine, and I am
> testing from the console.  It does the same thing whether the log viewer
is
> open and running or not.
>
> I tried http://www.phoneboy.com/fw1/faq/0208.html, but the deletes fail
with
> an error about the files being in use (yes, I did run "fw kill fwd".
> Twice.)

You need to run the Check Point FireWall-1 Service as Administrator in order
for fw kill fwd to work on NT. You're better off using fwstop and fwstart on
NT instead, though.

The appropriate FAQ entries have been updated with some of this information.

-- PhoneBoy


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