maillog rotate

[jeykalu]

I try to rotate the /usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog file. The problem is that it rotates but after the maillog doesn't work. Here my logrotate.conf code, I think I have to add something in postrotate... What do you think ?

/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog {
size=1024k
rotate 10
compress
missingok
}

Thanks.

 

[jamesyeeoc]

Have you tried putting the 'copytruncate' option? That way the original maillog file stays in place, but upon successful copy to the backup file, the original is then modified truncated 'in place', so no worries about ownership/perms/starting and stopping the service...

For example, Plesk does this to rotate all the logs in /usr/local/psa/admin/logs :

/usr/local/psa/admin/logs/*_log {
weekly
rotate 12
missingok
notifempty
copytruncate
compress

 

[jeykalu]

I had the same response on another forum. It is the good solution. Now it works. Thank you.