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CentOS5.2 How do I prune my log files with Cron?

Posted on 2009-04-01

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Hello

With Regard to CentOS 5.2

My log files are getting quite big and I would like to setup a cron/shell script that keeps them to about 100kb.

Does anybody have a readymade solution?

Kind Regards,
Adrian Smith
London

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by:fosiul01

ID: 240405892009-04-01

you dont need to shell or cron,
logroate will do this job for you .

logroate should keep log file archived

http://www.linuxcommand.org/man_pages/logrotate8.html

just in google do a search for logrotate ,

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by:fosiul01

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ID: 240406162009-04-01

also have a look to this one

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-do-i-rotate-log-files/

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by:arnold

ID: 240408202009-04-01

Look in /etc/logrotate.d/.
You can replicate any one of the files there.
man logrotate will provide you information and examples you can use to create a logrotate file you can place into /etc/logrotate.d/.
The links posted earlier explain and provide additional/detailed examples.

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