# see "man logrotate" for details # rotate log files weekly weekly # keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs rotate 4 # send errors to root errors root # create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones create # uncomment this if you want your log files compressed #compress # RPM packages drop log rotation information into this directory include /etc/logrotate.d # no packages own lastlog or wtmp -- we'll rotate them here #/var/log/wtmp { # monthly # weekly # create 0664 root utmp # rotate 2 #} /var/log/lastlog { # monthly weekly rotate 4 } #/var/log/messages { # monthly # rotate 4 #} /var/log/wtmp { weekly rotate 4 } # system-specific logs may be configured here