Newsyslog.conf
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Controls behavior of [[newsyslog]], the utility which periodically (in most systems, once per hour) reviews all logs mentioned in this file and archives / rotates / trims those logs in accordance with specifications contained within. See '''man newsyslog''' for lots of detailed info on setting this up. | Controls behavior of [[newsyslog]], the utility which periodically (in most systems, once per hour) reviews all logs mentioned in this file and archives / rotates / trims those logs in accordance with specifications contained within. See '''man newsyslog''' for lots of detailed info on setting this up. | ||
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| + | ==Rotating Apache Logs== | ||
| + | /path/to/some.log root:wheel 600 3 * $D0 JB /var/run/httpd.pid 30 | ||
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| + | This line will rotate the log, maintain the privileges, keep 3 old rotations, rotate daily at midnight, treat the log as a binary file, compress it with bzip2 and restart apache with signal 30. | ||
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| + | There are obviously a lot of options you can change to suit your needs but the 'B' flag and the '30' signal are recommended for apache logs. | ||
[[Category:Important Config Files]] | [[Category:Important Config Files]] | ||
Revision as of 19:45, 15 October 2005
(Usually located at /etc/newsyslog.conf)
Controls behavior of newsyslog, the utility which periodically (in most systems, once per hour) reviews all logs mentioned in this file and archives / rotates / trims those logs in accordance with specifications contained within. See man newsyslog for lots of detailed info on setting this up.
Rotating Apache Logs
/path/to/some.log root:wheel 600 3 * $D0 JB /var/run/httpd.pid 30
This line will rotate the log, maintain the privileges, keep 3 old rotations, rotate daily at midnight, treat the log as a binary file, compress it with bzip2 and restart apache with signal 30.
There are obviously a lot of options you can change to suit your needs but the 'B' flag and the '30' signal are recommended for apache logs.
