Norbert Nemec writes:
Using a simple setup for logrotate to just rotate everything within a directory only depending on the file size, I always tripped over a nasty tweak:/var/log/syslog/* { rotate 100 size 50k compress
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works fine most of the time, except that in rare cases the compressed file is still >50k, giving me a 'filename.1.gz.1.gz.1.gz.1.gz'. I could not find an easy way to fix that.
I avoided this by 1. having the log files consistently end with .log and using /var/log/syslog/*.log, 2. defining an 'olddir' so that compressed logs aren't kept in the same directory.
Paul Martin writes:
Bear in mind, also that the current version in unstable doesn't understand that syntax any more (due to upstream changes).
That must have changed, as 3.7-5 (stable) still works with a wildcard. -Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
