Arbol One (12024-08-28): > Having said that, I would like to keep my 'events' log showing only the last > two days; as explain here > <https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/139513/how-to-clear-journalctl>, > using the following command : *journalctl --vacuum-time=2d*. However, when I > use the 'journal' command to see the log record, it shows dates as back as > January-2021. Just for the record, we are in August-2024. > > What am I doing wrong?
# --vacuum-time= removes archived journal files older than the I notice the *archived* word. Maybe your journal since January is not archived. You should look at the size and timestamps of the files in /var/log/journal/. Maybe also try to run “journalctl --rotate” before or after “journalctl --vacuum-time=2d”, to have a point to discard the next time. Regards, -- Nicolas George
