Comments on: Rotating Linux Log Files – Part 2: logrotate http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/ The Journal Of A Linux Sysadmin Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Suryo Atmodjohttp://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-193655 Suryo Atmodjo Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:13:07 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-193655 I'm glad to know your tutorial Mr. Marius Ducea, because its very helpfull when my file logs is getting bigger and bigger and slow down my server it's the simple way to fix that when I follow your tutorial step by step . Thanks very much, and I'm sorry My english is bad, I'm Indonesian I’m glad to know your tutorial Mr. Marius Ducea, because its very helpfull when my file logs is getting bigger and bigger and slow down my server it’s the simple way to fix that when I follow your tutorial step by step . Thanks very much, and I’m sorry My english is bad, I’m Indonesian

]]> By: Log file issue: timestampshttp://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-192946 Log file issue: timestamps Fri, 20 May 2011 15:18:55 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-192946 [...] logrotate command: http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rota...t-2-logrotate/ [...] [...] logrotate command: http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rota…t-2-logrotate/ [...]

]]> By: David Pascoehttp://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-183623 David Pascoe Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:20:22 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-183623 Mike, Have you tried forcing a logrotate in rc.local ? Mike, Have you tried forcing a logrotate in rc.local ?

]]> By: mikehttp://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-183620 mike Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:35:31 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-183620 Anybody know how to set parameters in system to obtain starting logrotate on start system? I don't want to get rotation by day or week. I would like to have rotation by start the system. Anybody know how to set parameters in system to obtain starting logrotate on start system? I don’t want to get rotation by day or week. I would like to have rotation by start the system.

]]> By: jimmy wotsithttp://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-180989 jimmy wotsit Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:23:56 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-180989 hi i am just checking out the man page for logrotateand its says things like: mailfirst - When using the mail command, mail the just-rotated file, instead of the about-to-expire file.-----Could someone please clarify the definition of the verb "rotate" in the context of logrotate.what is it doing:is a 'rotation' - the naming of file with a new number?is a 'rotation' - the copying over, then emptying original?is a 'rotation' - the 'copying over' of a previously number copy?the man pagfes seem to assume that we know what 'a rotation' is? hi i am just checking out the man page for logrotate

and its says things like: mailfirst – When using the mail command, mail the just-rotated file, instead of the about-to-expire file.

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Could someone please clarify the definition of the verb “rotate” in the context of logrotate.

what is it doing:

is a ‘rotation’ – the naming of file with a new number?

is a ‘rotation’ – the copying over, then emptying original?

is a ‘rotation’ – the ‘copying over’ of a previously number copy?

the man pagfes seem to assume that we know what ‘a rotation’ is?

]]> By: Sending WatchGuard logs to Syslog » Solo Technologyhttp://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-179771 Sending WatchGuard logs to Syslog » Solo Technology Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:18:57 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-179771 [...] not sure if I have this last piece correct or not, but based on what I read in this “Rotating Linux Log Files – Part 2” article I think I’ve got it right. The concern is that we don’t want the new watchguard.log [...] [...] not sure if I have this last piece correct or not, but based on what I read in this “Rotating Linux Log Files – Part 2” article I think I’ve got it right. The concern is that we don’t want the new watchguard.log [...]

]]> By: - Marius -http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-175554 - Marius - Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:58:51 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-175554 Dec: thank you for your comment. This post was not about apache, and apache was given just as an example, but I agree <strong>cronolog </strong>is great tool and can be useful in some situations. Btw. apache has built-in a similar (though lacking some of the cronolog features) called <strong>rotatelogs</strong>. -M Dec: thank you for your comment. This post was not about apache, and apache was given just as an example, but I agree cronolog is great tool and can be useful in some situations. Btw. apache has built-in a similar (though lacking some of the cronolog features) called rotatelogs. -M

]]> By: Dechttp://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-149034 Dec Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:59:21 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-149034 Apache works very well with the cronolog utility, as long as you are logging all vhosts to a single access logfile. It is called from the Apache config, and it looks after closing the old file and opening the new, based on the date and time format as specified in the Apache config file. It does not do compression or moving files away from /var/log, but a custom script (called from cron) can do that. It may or may not work with syslog, but a lot of customisation would be required to disable the existing rotation. Apache works very well with the cronolog utility, as long as you are logging all vhosts to a single access logfile. It is called from the Apache config, and it looks after closing the old file and opening the new, based on the date and time format as specified in the Apache config file.
It does not do compression or moving files away from /var/log, but a custom script (called from cron) can do that.
It may or may not work with syslog, but a lot of customisation would be required to disable the existing rotation.

]]> By: David Pascoehttp://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-121609 David Pascoe Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:26:14 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-121609 To automatically write to the new log file and not the just renamed one you need to do a `kill -HUP' in the postrotate section. Of course you need to catch this signal in your application as well. Just catch it, fclose and fopen your log file again, and the new writes will go to the new file descriptor which will go to the just created file. Be sure to open in "a" mode too. To automatically write to the new log file and not the just renamed one you need to do a `kill -HUP’ in the postrotate section. Of course you need to catch this signal in your application as well. Just catch it, fclose and fopen your log file again, and the new writes will go to the new file descriptor which will go to the just created file. Be sure to open in “a” mode too.

]]> By: Jacehttp://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/comment-page-1/#comment-77427 Jace Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:50:12 +0000 http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/06/rotating-linux-log-files-part-2-logrotate/#comment-77427 Like the happy fellow above, I too was seeking the mystery of auth.log rotation on Ubuntu. Thanks! Like the happy fellow above, I too was seeking the mystery of auth.log rotation on Ubuntu. Thanks!

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