Re: (SOLVED) Logrotate don't route

[Marco <marco4ever@libero.it>]

David Jardine ha scritto:
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 09:09:57PM +0100, Marco wrote:
>   
> > David Jardine ha scritto:
> >     
> > > On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 10:12:46PM +0100, Marco wrote:
> > >  
> > >       
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I have make in /etc/logrotate.d a new file (as name backup) for rotate 
> > > > my backup's log.
> > > > This is the text in my file:
> > > > /var/log/backup {
> > > >   rotate 4
> > > >   monthly
> > > >   compress
> > > >   delaycompress
> > > >   missingok
> > > >   notifempty
> > > >   create 640 root adm
> > > > }
> > > > I have also restart my system, but my log don't route.
> > > >    
> > > >         
> > > Have you tried it with the -f option, i.e,
> > >
> > > logrotate -f /var/log/backup
> > >
> > >       
> > >from the command line?  If that works, it may be that your computer 
> >     
> > > was simply not switched on at the time logrotate should have been 
> > > doing its job.
> > >
> > >  
> > >       
> > I David
> > I have try with "logrotate -f /var/log/backup I have these errors:
> >
> > error: razor-agent.log:1 unknown option 'ott' -- ignoring line
> > error: razor-agent.log:1 unexpected text
> > error: razor-agent.log:2 unknown option 'ott' -- ignoring line
> > error: razor-agent.log:2 unexpected text
> > error: razor-agent.log:3 unknown option 'ott' -- ignoring line
> > error: razor-agent.log:3 unexpected text
> > error: razor-agent.log:4 unknown option 'ott' -- ignoring line
> > error: razor-agent.log:4 unexpected text
> > error: razor-agent.log:5 unknown option 'ott' -- ignoring line
> > error: razor-agent.log:5 unexpected text
> > ...................
> > error: razor-agent.log:174 unknown option 'ott' -- ignoring line
> > error: razor-agent.log:174 unexpected text
> >
> > This is the extract of my backup.log
> >
> > ott 15 17:17:30 [Beta Backup System] Starting backup ...
> > ott 15 17:17:30 [Beta Backup System] logfile 
> > /var/backups/2005.10.15-17.17-beta-backup.log created
> > ott 15 17:17:38 [Beta Backup System] Backup finished.
> >
> > Help :-(
> >     
>
> Sorry, Marco, I wasn't thinking too clearly when I replied.  
>
> The filename at the end of the command line must be the name of 
> the configuration file.
>
> The filename at the top of the configuration file must be the 
> name of the file to be rotated.
>
> Is your logfile named - exactly - "/var/log/backup"?  If so, 
>
> 	logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/backup
>
> should work.  
>
> In fact, it's more usual, I think, to put details in the 
> /etc/logrotate.conf file, leaving the logrotate.d directory for 
> packages to put their configurations in, but I can't see what 
> difference it would make.
>
> What seems to have happened is that logrotate looked for the 
> configuration in your logfile and couldn't to anything with it.  
> But I don't know what that "razor-agent" is all about.  Perhaps
>   
> you do...
>
> I hope that works now.
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
>   
I David,
I have try with logrotate -fv /var/log/backup and now work correctly. :-)

Thank you very much for your support!!!

Have a nice day!!!

Bye
Marco