[TriLUG] Webalizer error

Kevin Otte nivex at nivex.net
Thu Dec 28 10:49:45 EST 2006


Roy Vestal wrote:
> I'm getting the following error from my cron for Webalizer. I thought I
> had fixed it but it doesn't appear so:
> 
> /etc/cron.daily/00webalizer:
> 
> Error: Skipping oversized log record
> 
> I've run this through google a few times but never got a really good
> answer. Suggestions?

If memory serves, this simply means that one of the lines in your log
file is longer than the length Webalizer is capable of parsing.  This is
usually the result of a worm targeting an IIS overrun by sending an
excessively long request.  I pay it no mind.

-- Kevin





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