On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 10:49 AM Cecil Westerhof <cldwester...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In a service file I can use: > StandardOutput=append:/var/log/root/aptCacheUsage.log > > but I want to use something like: > StandardOutput=append:/var/log/root/aptCacheUsage_$(date +%%Y-%%m).log > > Did does not work, because this puts it in: > /var/log/root/aptCacheUsage_$(date +%Y-%m).log > > Is there a way I can put it in: > /var/log/root/aptCacheUsage_2023-08.log > > while it would automatically next month go into: > /var/log/root/aptCacheUsage_2023-09.log > > Not with built-in systemd tools. If it's a periodic (not permanently running) service, best you can do is script a monthly cronjob that automatically edits the StandardOutput line in your .service unit. > I could of-course put it into: > /var/log/root/aptCacheUsage.log > > and at the beginning of the month move it if it exists with a timed > service, but I really would not like that kind of solution. > It's called /etc/logrotate.conf and it's what everyone else does. It's what Debian/Ubuntu itself uses for /var/log/apt*.log and such. -- Mantas Mikulėnas
