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