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logrotate configuration file syntax - multiple wildcard entries possible?

Since the man page doesn't answer my question and I don't want to force a rotation cycle, I decided to ask the question here. The man page for logrotate gives the following example: "/var/log/httpd/access.log" /var/log/httpd/error.log { …
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Log rotation of stdout?

I have a Linux program which can write information to stdout and stderr. I have a shell script which redirects that output to a file in /var/log. (Via >> and 2>&1.) Is there a way to make that log file rotate? (max size, then switch to a different…
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How to logrotate with systemd?

I'm running a node app using systemd with a unit file. The apps log can be viewed using journalctl -u example.com but the log gets cut at some point, erasing the history (which I need for debugging). How do I configure log rotation with systemd so…
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Logrotate no longer reads symlinked configuration file due to non-root ownership

We are currently upgrading from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS on our ruby on rails application servers, and have noticed that the log files are no longer rotating. On both machines we have a file /var/app-name/config/logrotate owned by our unix user…
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logrotate unable to rotate logs, getting "No such file error"

logrotate is unable to rotate my logs. I have checked the file permissions, they are fine. I have even tried by putting "su root root" in the configuration file, still I am facing the same issue. Please find the relevant details…
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How to rotate enumerated filenames similar to logrotate?

I have a couple of files, let's say map-0.jpg (newest), map-1.jpg, map-2.jpg, ..., map-9.jpg (oldest). Now my cronjob downloads a new picture from the internet and should save it as map-0.jpg. All other files, however, should be newly enumerated (0…
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Will cron.daily wait for jobs to finish before starting the next one?

This page http://wiki.ci.uchicago.edu/I2U2/WebalizerConfiguration suggests renaming /etc/cron.daily/logrotate so it comes after /etc/cron.daily/webalizer - webalizer should be done before logrotate kicks in. Is that true ? Will cron.daily wait for…
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LogRotate use regex for filename

I have a custom logging class that creates a log for each instance of the process and adds a unique id to the log file name, example: process.1234.log process.1235.log Also I can add a date/time stamp as well,…
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logrotate: How to configure and override defaults?

I'm testing a logrotate configuration in /tmp. I'd like to configure a default logrotate policy for /tmp/*.log files using my test configuration file /tmp/logrotate.conf to handle a particular log file /tmp/special.log with a different policy…
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logrotate configuration and execution

I'm trying to configure logrotate to rotate and delete log files every day at midnight, but have never used it before. So: (a) I want to confirm that my configuration is correct, and (b) I need help getting on automating its daily execution at…
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Why the logrotate's bin path is `/usr/sbin`

Why is the logrotate's bin path /usr/sbin on Debian (at least "wheezy”) knowing that we can actually use it without the root privilege?
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Is there a tool like `cronolog` or `rotatelogs`, but also with compression and removal like in `logrotate`?

I want simple piped logging without config files or system-wide rules for periodic command execution. Are there any projects that allows to do that? Expecting something like this: ./my_program_that_generate_logs | cronologrotate…
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Merge and view rotated and compressed logfiles

I have a bunch of partly compressed rotated logfiles from a Glassfish application server (using a custom Java logging format): /tmp/server.log /tmp/server.log.13.gz /tmp/server.log.18.gz /tmp/server.log.23.gz /tmp/server.log.28.gz …
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Logrotate olddir with date

it's possible to configure logrotate to create an olddir per day? I'd like to get the same bash result, like this: user@blade1022m:~$ date "+%y%m%d" 120208 In /etc/logrotate.conf (pseudo-code): /home/mhd-01/logs/*.log { daily missingok rotate…
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Logrotate Error: Unable to open ... for compression

When using logrotate from a cronjob, I am getting this erros: error: unable to open /var/log/mylog.1 for compression Does any one know what does it mean and how can I fix it ?
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