Re: /var/log/messages etc. not rotated

From: crucificator (crucificator_at_xnet.ro)
Date: 12/11/03

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Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:58:53 -0500

    Toralf Lund wrote:

    > I suddenly realised that /var/log/messages and some related logs are
    > never rotated on one of our Red Hat Linux 9 setups. The relevant lines
    > from 'logrotate -d' are included below. As far as I can tell from
    > these messages, the files should be correctly setup for weekly
    > rotation, but I have no /var/log/messages.1, /var/log/messages.2 etc.,
    > and similar for the other logs. Any ideas why?
    >
    >
    > rotating pattern: /var/log/messages /var/log/secure /var/log/maillog
    > /var/log/spooler /var/log/boot.log /var/log/cron weekly (4 rotations)
    > empty log files are rotated, old logs are removed
    > considering log /var/log/messages
    > log does not need rotating
    > considering log /var/log/secure
    > log does not need rotating
    > considering log /var/log/maillog
    > log does not need rotating
    > considering log /var/log/spooler
    > log does not need rotating
    > considering log /var/log/boot.log
    > log does not need rotating
    > considering log /var/log/cron
    > log does not need rotating
    > not running shared postrotate script, since no logs were rotated
    >
    >
    >
    Check for restrictions on rotating (on size). If filesize<size they
    won't be rotated 

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