On Tuesday 13 Apr 2004 06:47, Angus Auld wrote:
> Greetings, I am wondering why the file /var/log/kdm.log
> isn't being rotated on my system? It seems to have been
> left out of /etc/logrotate.conf or /etc/logrotate.d for
> rotation. Why the oversight?
>
> I have been watching it grow to 2MB, and finally just
> deleted it and created a new one. It will continue to grow,
> unless I tell logrotate to take care of it.
> Question: Where should I specify that it be handled?
> I see a section at the very end of /etc/logrotate.conf
> where one can add system specific logs, and also in
> /etc/logrotate.d/syslog there are lots of log files listed
> for rotation. Where should I add an entry for this errant
> kdm.log file??
>
> TIA for any feedback on this.
> Best regards.
>
> --Angus
>
> "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around
> in awareness." -- James Thurber
>
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Hmm Yes it looks as if logrotate is missing out the kdm log.
Try creating a file /etc/logrotate.d/kdm with the contents
/var/log/kdm.log {
notifempty
missingok
weekly
}
Derek
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