Why Logrotate deletes yesterday's log files?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Logrotate has started deleting files which it shouldn't.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Logrotate (logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64 and prior versions)

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