logrotate - error: duplicate log entry for /var/log/messages (or other log files)
Issue
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Errors seen in logrotate about a duplicate log entry seen in /var/log/message
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Running "
logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf" shows errors similar to:- Duplicate entries for
/var/log/acpid:
error: /etc/logrotate.conf:58 duplicate log entry for /var/log/acpid error: found error in /var/log/acpid , skipping- Duplicate entries for
/var/log/messagesamong others
error: syslog:1 duplicate log entry for /var/log/messages error: found error in /var/log/messages /var/log/secure /var/log/maillog /var/log/spooler /var/log/boot.log /var/log/cron , skipping - Duplicate entries for
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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