How to use logrotate utility to rotate log files
Issue
- How to rotate old log files using logrotate?
- How to keep log files for a longer period of time using logrotate?
- Can we retain or rotate specific system log files?
- Is rotating or retaining log files possible on a weekly or monthly basis?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- logrotate
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