On Fri, Dec 31, 1999 at 01:30:56PM -0600, Jonathan Hall wrote:
> I guess my question is: Are the 'scripts' in /etc/logrotate.d that the
> Policy Manual refers to, full-fledged shell scripts, or simply snippets of
> a logrotate configuration?
Logrotate configuration snippets.
> If I create a file, /etc/logrotate.d/portslave, with the following contents:
>
> --- Cut Here ---
> /var/log/portslave.log {
> rotate 5
> weekly
> compress
> }
> --- Cut Here ---
>
> will that be sufficient? And what should the permissions be on
> /etc/logrotate.d/portslave? 700?
Yes and 755.
> And another question.... just out of curiosity... Why does logrotate depend
> on mailx? What's special about mailx that any other MUA won't provide?
the name of the command, "mailx"
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