Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of LogRotate


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Timestamp:
Jul 3, 2008, 6:17:40 AM (16 years ago)
Author:
Eric Myers
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  • LogRotate

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    12= Log rotation =
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    56Initially you can deal with log files by hand, but eventually you may want an automated solution. Log rotation typically must be done while the project is [StartTool stopped].
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    7 (Note: Eric Myers wrote a detailed page about log rotation, which is [http://www.spy-hill.net/~myers/help/boinc/log_rotation.html here]).
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     8== Log Compression ==
    99Here's a shell script (from Nicolas Alvarez) that tars and compresses log files (you'll still need to eventually deal with the compressed files). You can run this script as a periodic task in [ProjectConfigFile config.xml].
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     28== {{{logrotate}}} ==
    2729Other projects use the Linux 'logrotate' program. For example, Predictor@home uses the following logrotate input file (they run this while the project is down for database backups):
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     129== See Also ==
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     131   * [http://www.spy-hill.net/~myers/help/boinc/log_rotation.html  Log Rotation for BOINC projects] (from Eric Myers).