Delete archived log files using logrotate

vishesh · 10-03-2011, 07:49 AM

Hi All

I want to know , is it possible to delete archived log files using logrotate script. Suppose i don't want to keep /var/log/message beyond 1 day, will following will serve my purpose ?

/var/log/message
{
daily
rotate 0
}

Thanks for your attention

tshikose · 10-03-2011, 08:12 AM

Hi,

From

Quote:

/etc/logrotate.conf

and

Quote:

man logrotate

/var/log/messages {
rotate 1
daily
postrotate
/sbin/killall -HUP syslogd
endscript
}

Should do what you want.
Bear in mind 1 day of /var/log/message is not enough. I recommend you keep the default.

Take care,

Tshimanga.

sundialsvcs · 10-03-2011, 09:27 AM

If I recall correctly, the logrotate configuration file has an option for killing the files after a certain number of days.

As for me, I never do that. Disk space is cheap.