Difference between revisions of "Limit the size of .log files & the journal"

The systemd journal has taken the place of log files though it has an option for the standard type log files to be created & maintained in the usual fashion, which is the way that Manjaro does it. Unfortunately there are still plenty of bugs in systemd & using the method presented below, for limiting the size of the /var/log/journal/* works for some but not for others, it also works more effectively for some & only somewhat effectively for others, meaning it will limit the size of the journal, but not to the limit that you set? As systemd's development continues this problem should eventually change.

The systemd journal has taken the place of log files though it has an option for the standard type log files to be created & maintained in the usual fashion, which is the way that Manjaro does it. Unfortunately there are still plenty of bugs in systemd & using the method presented below, for limiting the size of the /var/log/journal/* works for some but not for others, it also works more effectively for some & only somewhat effectively for others, meaning it will limit the size of the journal, but not to the limit that you set? As systemd's development continues this problem should eventually change.

This topic will go into far more depth, it will covering the use of the '''logrotate''' command, '''logrotate.conf''', the '''/etc/cron.daily cron.weekly cron.monthly cron.yearly''', some ways to run created scripts, & a mention of the '''crontab''' method of running a script also. I'll try to make this section accessible to as many people as possible, which means this will be a long page.

This topic will go into far more depth, it will covering the use of the '''logrotate''' command, '''logrotate.conf''', the '''/etc/cron.daily cron.weekly cron.monthly cron.yearly''', some ways to run created scripts, & a mention of the '''crontab''' method of running a script also. I'll try to make this section accessible to as many people as possible, which means this will be a long page.