rotate apache logs

Berhanie · 12-15-2004, 12:05 PM

I have a default Slackware 10 (stable) installation. I created a file 'apache' in /etc/logrotate.d/ with the following contents

Code:

 /var/log/apache/access_log /var/log/apache/error_log {
    missingok
    daily
    sharedscripts
    postrotate
        /usr/sbin/apachectl graceful 2>/dev/null || true
    endscript
}

When I run '/usr/sbin/logrotate -v /etc/logrotate.conf', it tells me that the apache logs do not need rotating. What's wrong?

sigsegv · 12-15-2004, 12:59 PM

You can add a -f to force the rotation

Berhanie · 12-15-2004, 01:46 PM

Thank you for the reply. I did add a '-d -f' and it seems that the rotation would go through, but what's holding it up if I don't force it?

tank728 · 12-15-2004, 02:02 PM

I am assuming that you have that machine
running 24/7 since it is a web server. Slack
runs logrotate once a day via a cron job.

folder for daily cron job to run
/etc/cron.daily

acctually script that is run
/etc/cron.daily/logrotate

Good Luck

-tank

Berhanie · 12-15-2004, 02:58 PM

Yes, the computer runs 24/7. There's an entry for the apache logs in /var/lib/logrotate/status, but the logs aren't being rotated.

Berhanie · 12-15-2004, 09:36 PM

In case anyone is interested, I needed to wait for the second daily cron cycle before logging could begin. The first cron cycle creates a dated entry for the apache logs in /var/lib/logrotate/status, and the following day's cron checks this file and sees that it's time to rotate the logs.