Logrotate not occurring automatically
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I'm able to call logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf whenever I see my log file exceed the specified threshold and it rotates just fine. I was under the impression though that whenever a file specified in the logrotate config breached its threshold it would rotate them automatically without me having to run the command.
/var/log/upstart/*server.log
size 2500M
missingok
rotate 5
compress
compress
notifempty
nocreate
Any ideas?
logs logrotate
asked Nov 20 at 15:11
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I'm able to call logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf whenever I see my log file exceed the specified threshold and it rotates just fine. I was under the impression though that whenever a file specified in the logrotate config breached its threshold it would rotate them automatically without me having to run the command.
/var/log/upstart/*server.log
size 2500M
missingok
rotate 5
compress
compress
notifempty
nocreate
Any ideas?
logs logrotate
asked Nov 20 at 15:11
KuboMD
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I'm able to call logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf whenever I see my log file exceed the specified threshold and it rotates just fine. I was under the impression though that whenever a file specified in the logrotate config breached its threshold it would rotate them automatically without me having to run the command.
/var/log/upstart/*server.log
size 2500M
missingok
rotate 5
compress
compress
notifempty
nocreate
Any ideas?
logs logrotate
asked Nov 20 at 15:11
KuboMD
427
I'm able to call logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf whenever I see my log file exceed the specified threshold and it rotates just fine. I was under the impression though that whenever a file specified in the logrotate config breached its threshold it would rotate them automatically without me having to run the command.
/var/log/upstart/*server.log
size 2500M
missingok
rotate 5
compress
compress
notifempty
nocreate
Any ideas?
logs logrotate
logs logrotate
asked Nov 20 at 15:11
KuboMD
427
asked Nov 20 at 15:11
KuboMD
427
asked Nov 20 at 15:11
KuboMD
427
asked Nov 20 at 15:11
KuboMD
427
asked Nov 20 at 15:11
KuboMD
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Which files will be rotated is indeed specified in /etc/logrotate.conf. But the command logrotate still needs to be run. It can be run manually, but it is normally configured to be run daily by cron.
While it depends on the distro your using, this command will likely output if it is specified to be run periodically by cron:
find /etc/cron* -type f | xargs fgrep logrotate
answered Nov 20 at 15:23
Hkoof
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So if it's a cron.daily, it could take up to 24hr after hitting the threshold to rotate?
– KuboMD
Nov 20 at 17:42
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@KuboMD That is correct.
– Kusalananda
Nov 20 at 19:02
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Which files will be rotated is indeed specified in /etc/logrotate.conf. But the command logrotate still needs to be run. It can be run manually, but it is normally configured to be run daily by cron.
While it depends on the distro your using, this command will likely output if it is specified to be run periodically by cron:
find /etc/cron* -type f | xargs fgrep logrotate
answered Nov 20 at 15:23
Hkoof
1,06768
So if it's a cron.daily, it could take up to 24hr after hitting the threshold to rotate?
– KuboMD
Nov 20 at 17:42
1
@KuboMD That is correct.
– Kusalananda
Nov 20 at 19:02
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up vote
3
down vote
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Which files will be rotated is indeed specified in /etc/logrotate.conf. But the command logrotate still needs to be run. It can be run manually, but it is normally configured to be run daily by cron.
While it depends on the distro your using, this command will likely output if it is specified to be run periodically by cron:
find /etc/cron* -type f | xargs fgrep logrotate
answered Nov 20 at 15:23
Hkoof
1,06768
So if it's a cron.daily, it could take up to 24hr after hitting the threshold to rotate?
– KuboMD
Nov 20 at 17:42
1
@KuboMD That is correct.
– Kusalananda
Nov 20 at 19:02
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Which files will be rotated is indeed specified in /etc/logrotate.conf. But the command logrotate still needs to be run. It can be run manually, but it is normally configured to be run daily by cron.
While it depends on the distro your using, this command will likely output if it is specified to be run periodically by cron:
find /etc/cron* -type f | xargs fgrep logrotate
answered Nov 20 at 15:23
Hkoof
1,06768
Which files will be rotated is indeed specified in /etc/logrotate.conf. But the command logrotate still needs to be run. It can be run manually, but it is normally configured to be run daily by cron.
While it depends on the distro your using, this command will likely output if it is specified to be run periodically by cron:
find /etc/cron* -type f | xargs fgrep logrotate
answered Nov 20 at 15:23
Hkoof
1,06768
edited Nov 21 at 21:06
answered Nov 20 at 15:23
Hkoof
1,06768
answered Nov 20 at 15:23
Hkoof
1,06768
answered Nov 20 at 15:23
Hkoof
1,06768
1,06768
So if it's a cron.daily, it could take up to 24hr after hitting the threshold to rotate?
– KuboMD
Nov 20 at 17:42
1
@KuboMD That is correct.
– Kusalananda
Nov 20 at 19:02
add a comment |
So if it's a cron.daily, it could take up to 24hr after hitting the threshold to rotate?
– KuboMD
Nov 20 at 17:42
1
@KuboMD That is correct.
– Kusalananda
Nov 20 at 19:02
So if it's a cron.daily, it could take up to 24hr after hitting the threshold to rotate?
– KuboMD
Nov 20 at 17:42
So if it's a cron.daily, it could take up to 24hr after hitting the threshold to rotate?
– KuboMD
Nov 20 at 17:42
1
1
@KuboMD That is correct.
– Kusalananda
Nov 20 at 19:02
@KuboMD That is correct.
– Kusalananda
Nov 20 at 19:02
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