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logrotate

Rotates, compresses, and mails system logs. More information: https://manned.org/logrotate.
  • Trigger a run manually:
    logrotate {{path/to/logrotate.conf}} --force
  • Run using a specific command to mail reports:
    logrotate {{path/to/logrotate.conf}} --mail {{/usr/bin/mail_command}}
  • Run without using a state (lock) file:
    logrotate {{path/to/logrotate.conf}} --state /dev/null
  • Run and skip the state (lock) file check:
    logrotate {{path/to/logrotate.conf}} --skip-state-lock
  • Tell logrotate to log verbose output into the log file:
    logrotate {{path/to/logrotate.conf}} --log {{path/to/log_file}}

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