Re: Log rotation time?
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:21 +0800, Jerome BENOIT
<jgmbenoit@mailsnare.net>
wrote:
> Hello VR,
>
> actually it is configured in `/etc/crontab' , see crontab(1) crontab(5)
> cron(8) with man for further details:
Thanks for this. Based on an earlier list reply I was able to set it
before midnight my time last night so it is resolved.
> I guess it is a good idea to adapt the configuration with respect to the
> use of the computer.
> If you box is a laptop, you may consider to install anachron.
>
It is on my syslog receiver for a relatively low volume mail server.
> For some people, like me, minnight is really not appropriate :-)
I would be interested to hear "why" it would not be appropriate in your
case because perhaps you've got a scenario that might apply to me now or in
the future. I can see high volume being a factor if logs grow so large per
minute/hour/day they become unmanageable? But I am interested to know your
experiences.
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