topic Re: script for rotating the log files. in Operating System - Linux

script for rotating the log files.

Adithyan — Thu, 31 May 2007 07:29:17 GMT

Hi Friends,

I am going to change the Debug level of my server (Redhat AS 4.0 Up 5) to vxconfigd, I am expecting the size of the log files will be huge.

The size in the disk is not good enough.

My plan is to keep the logs for 4 days and zip it and move it to alternate location.

Could any one help me to get a script for this? So that, I can put it in the crontab.

Thanks.
Adithyan

Re: script for rotating the log files.

Alexander Chuzhoy — Thu, 31 May 2007 07:34:24 GMT

I don't think you need a custom script for that.
see /etc/logrotate.conf
and also read `man logrotate`.

Re: script for rotating the log files.

Court Campbell — Thu, 31 May 2007 07:41:46 GMT

As noted use logrotate. Don't reinvent the wheel.

http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=05/09/23/1447200

Re: script for rotating the log files.

Stuart Browne — Thu, 31 May 2007 08:13:42 GMT

You friends are the keywrods 'daily' and 'compress'.

You may also want to 'postrotate' something to move log files to another location.