Configuring logrotate

To configure logrotate settings, use the logrotate_be script

Syntax

logrotate_be [options]

Options

• -a, --action specify the action to perform (0)
• -c, --compress whether compression is enabled (1)
• -d, --domain name of the domain of interest (2)
• -e, --email address for sending out-of-existence logs (!)
• -f, --frequency of log rotation (3)
• -h, --help print this help message and exit
• -m, --missingok whether missing log files is OK (4)
• -n, --narchives number of archives to keep (5)
• -s, --size maximum log file size for rotation (6)
• -v, --version print version information and exit

Notes

• (!) Disabled in this version
• (0) One of the following strings: disable, enable, read, rotate, or write.
• (1) Either "y" or "n", indicating whether compression is off or on.
• (2) Mandatory argument.
• (3) One of the following strings: "daily4", "daily", or "weekly"-representing log rotation frequency (4 times a day, daily, or weekly).
• (4) Either "y" or "n", indicating whether missing log files is okay.
• (5) A non-zero integer with a maximum value of 5.
• (6) A non-zero integer representing maximum log size, optionally followed by "k" (for kilobytes) or "M" (for megabytes). For example, 100, 100k and 100M are valid specifications.