[ILUG] logrotate

[Thomas Bridge]

#!/bin/sh

# Run this as root.   Stick in crontab.  Don't run more than
# once a day.     

date = 19990804 # write a quick prog to generate this and backtick it

LIST = 'messages syslog' # list of files in /var/adm to cycle

for FILE in $LIST
do
	mv /var/adm/$FILE /var/adm/$FILE.$date
done

# Syslog doesn't like it when you change its files so you need
# restart it with out causing it any grief.

killall -HUP syslogd

gzip /var/adm/*.$date


On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Donncha O Caoimh wrote:

> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 17:11:18 +0100
> From: Donncha O Caoimh <donncha.ocaoimh at tradesignals.com>
> To: ilug at linux.ie
> Subject: Re: [ILUG] logrotate
> 
> Logrotate is a very nice program that will archive log files. 
> It'll chop them every day/week/month and will compress them with gzip if
> you like.
> Very handy program and available on RedHat and Debian and more than
> likely on the other dists too. 
> But not on Solaris, along with Perl which I couldn't believe..
> 
> Donncha.
> 
> > Yup, solaris is annoying, ain't it? You should try bugfixing for
> > it :-(. Anyway, normally what I do for linux apps on solaris is go to
> > sunfreeware.com first to see if there are any pre-compiled pkgs, then I
> > start looking for src. Logrotate? what's that one do then?
> >
> 
> 

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