Linux syslog backup

Component: logrotate

Config file: /etc/logrotate.conf

Content: default for all log files

1. The period of change file

2. Keep time

Schedule job: /etc/cron.daily/logrotate

Target objects: /etc/logrotate.d

Customerize the log file

Example: apache

The apache is install with binary package

The location of the software is /user/local/httpd

Change the /etc/logrotate.d/httpd:

/usr/local/httpd/log/* {

daily --> make new file everyday

rotate 60 --> keep 60 days log

missingok --> no alert when no log file

notifempty --> if empty no need to create file

sharescripts --> everyday run one time

olddir /httpd/logbackup --> keep the old log into the path

postrotate

    /usr/local/httpd/bin/apachectl reload ... --> reload the program

endscript

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