Because it does not support it. Check man logrotate.
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Neuromancer
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 2:13 PM
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> Subject: [Cooker] logrotate problems
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>
> Anyone know why I get the error:
> error: /etc/logrotate.conf:9 unexpected text
> whenever logrotate runs?
>
> I actually commented out line 9 which is:
> errors root
> so that it will run.
>
> Why doesn't logrotate accept this option?
>
> -Russ
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