How to change naming convention for log files?

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Issue

  • Is it possible to change the naming of log file. Example : /var/log/messages.1 to /var/log/messages-hostname-20120720

Environment

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

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