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# sk65298 - "fwm logexport" command fails with "File size limit exceeded"

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk65298 |
| Date Created | 2011-11-04 |
| Last Modified | 2017-09-30 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- "`fwm logexport`" command fails with:

```

File size limit exceeded
Maximum size of a log file is 2147483647
```

## Cause

This is a limitation of Linux OS, on which Check Point SecurePlatform / Gaia OS are based.

There is a 2GB limit on the size of a file that can be created (in this case, the exported log file).

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