Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[rd]

Exactly!  I run apache, postfix, and many other server jobs that do not
use metalog, so I too have logrotate installed.  Perhaps not a
requirement for a desktop only install.

-rdg/TacticalJack


On Sun, 2003-12-14 at 07:41, Dennis Freise wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 00:10:36 -0800
> Keith Dart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > > I find it interesting that logrotate is not included in the basic gentoo
> > > install (at least at 1.3 I did not get it).  Seems like a must have to
> > > me!
> > 
> > I think logrotate is a Red Hat thing. However, you can choose to install
> > metalog which does log rotation all on its own. 
> 
> logrotate originates from Red Hat, but many distros these days have it. I don't
> think it's mandatory, because you don't have to log anything at all (well, maybe
> that's not what we want *g*). Typing "emerge logrotate" doesn't seem to much
> work for me. metalog does a good job at rotating, but not all programs log via
> syslog (exim for example does its own logging, squid, apache...). I have
> metalog and logrotate installed.
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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[Dennis Freise]

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 00:10:36 -0800
Keith Dart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > I find it interesting that logrotate is not included in the basic gentoo
> > install (at least at 1.3 I did not get it).  Seems like a must have to
> > me!
> 
> I think logrotate is a Red Hat thing. However, you can choose to install
> metalog which does log rotation all on its own. 

logrotate originates from Red Hat, but many distros these days have it. I don't
think it's mandatory, because you don't have to log anything at all (well, maybe
that's not what we want *g*). Typing "emerge logrotate" doesn't seem to much
work for me. metalog does a good job at rotating, but not all programs log via
syslog (exim for example does its own logging, squid, apache...). I have
metalog and logrotate installed.

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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[Keith Dart]

On Sat, 2003-12-13 at 22:29, rd wrote:
> I find it interesting that logrotate is not included in the basic gentoo
> install (at least at 1.3 I did not get it).  Seems like a must have to
> me!

I think logrotate is a Red Hat thing. However, you can choose to install
metalog which does log rotation all on its own. 

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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[rd]

I find it interesting that logrotate is not included in the basic gentoo
install (at least at 1.3 I did not get it).  Seems like a must have to
me!

-rdg/TacticalJack


On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 09:36, Dennis Freise wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:25:16 +0100
> Helgi Örn Helgason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > I got syslogd installed but I've never tweaked anything having to do
> > with logfiles so I haven't got a clue where to start. Guess I'll have to
> > RTFM...:-)
> 
> Take a look at logrotate. That's what you are looking for, because the standard
> syslogd does not rotate logfiles... you still have to RTFM of logrotate
> though... ;)
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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[Vanh Phom]

Since we're talking about syslogd. Does anyone know how to set it up so
that all of boot up and shutdown messages that show up on screen get
log?

Vanh


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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[Helgi Örn Helgason]

On 2003-12-12, Marshal Newrock wrote:
> 
> I think syslogd has its own log rotation program (for syslog log files).
Apparently it doesn't according to Dennis Freise.

> For everything else, or if, like me, you use syslog-ng, there is
> logrotate.
> 
I've got syslogd, not syslog-ng. I've installed logrotate now and am
trying to figure out how to apply it on ~/ log files?

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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[Helgi Örn Helgason]

On 2003-12-12, Dennis Freise wrote:
> 
> Take a look at logrotate. That's what you are looking for, because the standard
> syslogd does not rotate logfiles... you still have to RTFM of logrotate
> though... ;)
> 
Thank's, you are right, this is just what I needed. I've RTFM and now
I'm installing...:-)

Cheers,
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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[Marshal Newrock]

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Helgi [iso-8859-1] Örn Helgason wrote:

> I got syslogd installed but I've never tweaked anything having to do
> with logfiles so I haven't got a clue where to start. Guess I'll have to
> RTFM...:-)

I think syslogd has its own log rotation program (for syslog log files).
For everything else, or if, like me, you use syslog-ng, there is
logrotate.

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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[Dennis Freise]

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:25:16 +0100
Helgi Örn Helgason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I got syslogd installed but I've never tweaked anything having to do
> with logfiles so I haven't got a clue where to start. Guess I'll have to
> RTFM...:-)

Take a look at logrotate. That's what you are looking for, because the standard
syslogd does not rotate logfiles... you still have to RTFM of logrotate
though... ;)

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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[Helgi Örn Helgason]

On 2003-12-12, David Gethings wrote:
> As a general rule that should be done by your log daemon. I use metalog
> log size and history is set in /etc/metalog/metalog.conf. e.g.:
> 
> maxsize  = 10
> maxtime  = 86400
> maxfiles = 5
> 
> Whatever you use as your logging daemon should have this capability too.
> 
I got syslogd installed but I've never tweaked anything having to do
with logfiles so I haven't got a clue where to start. Guess I'll have to
RTFM...:-)

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Re: [gentoo-user] logfile size

[David Gethings]

On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 13:39, Helgi Örn Helgason wrote:
> Is there a way to reduce the sizes of logfiles? For example my fetchmail
> logfile weighs around 50+ MB now.
> Lets say I would like to limit  some logfiles to only keep the logs 30
> days, how would I do that?
> In .fetchmailrc for example?
As a general rule that should be done by your log daemon. I use metalog
log size and history is set in /etc/metalog/metalog.conf. e.g.:

maxsize  = 10
maxtime  = 86400
maxfiles = 5

Whatever you use as your logging daemon should have this capability too.

Cheers

Dg


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[gentoo-user] logfile size

[Helgi Örn Helgason]

Is there a way to reduce the sizes of logfiles? For example my fetchmail
logfile weighs around 50+ MB now.
Lets say I would like to limit  some logfiles to only keep the logs 30
days, how would I do that?
In .fetchmailrc for example?

Cheers,
/HÖ

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