How Do I Enable Logrotate in Linux?

How Do I Enable Logrotate in Linux?
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How do I start logrotate service in Linux?

The binary file can be located at /bin/logrotate . By installing logrotate , a new configuration file is placed in the /etc/ directory to control the general behavior of the utility when it runs. Also, a folder is created for service-specific snap-in configuration files for tailor-made log rotation requests.

How do you add logrotate?

Add an entry for your log file

At the end of logrotate. conf, add the full path to your log file followed by open and close curly brackets. There are many options you can add like the frequency to rotate “daily/weekly/monthly” and the number of rotations to keep “rotate 2/rotate 3”.

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