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<appendix>
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<title>Troubleshooting</title>
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<sect1>
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<title>Database logfile removal</title>
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<para>
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Every time a Nix database transaction takes place, Nix writes a record of
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this transaction to a <emphasis>log</emphasis> in its database directory
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to ensure that the operation can be replayed in case of a application or
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system crash. However, without manual intervention, the log grows
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indefinitely. Hence, unused log files should be deleted periodically.
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This can be accomplished using the following command:
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</para>
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$ rm `db_archive -a -h <replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix/db`</screen>
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</sect1>
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