Log files didn't rotate from two years.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Log files were rotated last in 2012. After then files aren't rotated.
 -rw------- 1 root root   74508363 Jul  6 18:25 /var/log/boot.log
 -rw------- 1 root root          0 Nov  4  2012 /var/log/boot.log.1
 -rw------- 1 root root   14499935 Jul  6 18:20 /var/log/cron
 -rw------- 1 root root     105021 Nov 11  2012 /var/log/cron.1
 -rw------- 1 root root    2209013 Jul  6 04:02 /var/log/maillog
 -rw------- 1 root root       6433 Nov 11  2012 /var/log/maillog.1
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2083390576 Jul  6 18:00 /var/log/messages
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root      86426 Nov 11  2012 /var/log/messages.1
 -rw------- 1 root root 4213755238 Jul  6 18:25 /var/log/secure
 -rw------- 1 root root    6067364 Nov 11  2012 /var/log/secure.1

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Logrotation

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