http://peertopatent.org/patent/20110167048/activity A method and system for clearing log files of a service system are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes the following steps: configuring a log processing task item for each service of multiple services respectively; adding a log management task to a task list of an operating system; and the log management task clears a log file of each service in turn according to the log processing task item. According to the present invention, each time when a new service is added to a service system, or new log files are added to a current service, there is no need to develop a log processing module specially and modify the existing content about log processing, and test the log management module. Therefore, efficiency of development and testing can be improved effectively, and system update and maintenance be facilitated. en-us Method and system for clearing log files of service system My background is in operating systems, so this is my frame of reference in commenting. I see many parallels between almost each claim and functionality that has existed in various operating systems prior to the application date. It just takes some time to research. For example, as Brent points out, syslogd is a unix daemon that can be configured to take actions on log files. I think between syslog, cron, skulker, and snmp (rsct in AIX), most of the claims here are covered. I see it as failing the novelty test because any similarly experienced systems administrator would do this. But, I see where the applicant is trying to make a generic process. I can't see that working because each software vendor (e.g., database) has his own independent requirement for managing his log files. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:35:18 -0700 http://peertopatent.org/patent/20110167048/discussion Method and system for clearing log files of service system I've no experience with properly submitting prior art, but this patent essentially describes any number of existing Unix, Linux or BSD log rotation software like syslog (early 1980s), syslog-ng (1998), etc. These rotators can be scheduled by an operating system daemon (crond, for example), or run independently, read their settings line by line from a configuration file that lists service associations, log file locations, rotation period, whether they're rotated by size or time, etc. Much of this is, in my opinion, prior art for many of the claims present. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:32:49 -0700 http://peertopatent.org/patent/20110167048/discussion Method and system for clearing log files of service system Please note I meant newsyslog, not syslog Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:40:57 -0700 http://peertopatent.org/patent/20110167048/discussion Method and system for clearing log files of service system It sounds like you have some good ideas. The information and the form to submit prior art is pretty straightforward. The 'What's This' provides information on what to put in a field. If you have problems, there is Contact Us at the top right corner of the webpage. Good luck. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:08:06 -0700 http://peertopatent.org/patent/20110167048/discussion