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How to check the logrotate status?
Answer:
To check the current logrotate status, e.g. which files are covered by logrotate, what are their last processed date etc.
You can check the /var/lib/logrotate/status file
# cat /var/lib/logrotate/status
"/var/log/apache2/access.log" 2008-12-7
"/var/log/apache2/error.log" 2009-1-25
"/var/log/apache2/other_vhosts_access.log" 2009-1-25
"/var/log/apt/term.log" 2010-2-1
...
How to check the current logrotate status?
Answer:
logrotate will maintain a status file, normally at the location /var/lib/logrotate/status , you can view the content of this file to see the latest status of all log files managed by logrotate.
Example:
logrotate state -- version 2
"/var/log/apache2/access.log" 2008-12-7
"/var/log/apache2/error.log" 2009-1-25
...
Therefore, it is useful to verify if your desired log files are controlled by logrotate or not.
