usage of RotateLogs in Apache 2.0.45

[SaltyDuke]

Hello

i'd like to use the RotateLogs feature in Apache 2.0.45, but i'm a little wary because...

when i run the command ".../apache2/bin/rotatelogs" apache suggests the following useage:

TransferLog "| ./rotatelogs /some/where 5M"

i presume this refers to editing httpd.conf, but i dont have a TansferLog directive in it, just CustomLog and ErrorLog. Will it be the same for these?

Thanx a million in advance,
TheSaltyDuke

 

[tarn]

Yes you will need to vi the httpd.conf file
I use rotatelogs "or" cronolog as below:

CustomLog "|/usr/local/sbin/rotatelogs /etc/httpd/logs/

http://www1.%Y%m%d.access.log"

combined

CustomLog "|/usr/local/sbin/cronolog /etc/httpd/logs/

http://www1.%Y%m%d.access.log"

combined

Good Luck

Laurie.

 

[axman505]

What exactly would i need to add to a setup a daily cronjob for the file?

 

[tarn]

Hi axman505,
There is nothing further required to set once you have added the lines to httpd.conf and re-started Apache, the process is controled by Apache

See: man rotatelogs, the syntax is:
rotatelogs logfile rotationtime [offset]

Where:
logfile is your log
rotationtime is in seconds e.g. 86400 = 24hrs
offset is the number of minutes offset from UTC

Good luck
L.

 

[axman505]

when you say logfile is your log, what exactly gets replaces there?

 

[tarn]

Ok the daily logfile will be called:

http://www1.20030616.access.log

.... for today
Then

http://www1.20030617.access.log

.... for tomrrow and so on

rotatelogs takes care of the renameing as in access.log, access.1, access.2 ..... SEE MAN ROTATELOGS!!

cronolog needs you to offer teh format

http://www1.%Y%m%d.access.log