SafelistSmart
07-23-2002, 11:25 AM
BACKGROUND: I am pretty savvy with working from a command line if I have the correct syntax and file locations/names to affect, but I have never issued a Linux command or performed a Linux install. My installation of Redhat 7.2 is working fine.
PROBLEM: My server generates a huge amount of logfiles that I would like to control daily. From my research, I believe that logrotate is the key here, so the box does not have to be rebooted whenever the process is run. I also believe that this process can be set to run as a cron job.
REQUEST: Can someone give me a step-by-step for how to set this up from the command line? Or. tell me how to access a Linux control panel (if applicable) that will let me do this?
Normally I would buy a book or two to learn something like this, but this adjustment is the only one I believe I will ever need to make. Thanks in advance.
PROBLEM: My server generates a huge amount of logfiles that I would like to control daily. From my research, I believe that logrotate is the key here, so the box does not have to be rebooted whenever the process is run. I also believe that this process can be set to run as a cron job.
REQUEST: Can someone give me a step-by-step for how to set this up from the command line? Or. tell me how to access a Linux control panel (if applicable) that will let me do this?
Normally I would buy a book or two to learn something like this, but this adjustment is the only one I believe I will ever need to make. Thanks in advance.