Cacti 0.8 Beginner's Guide

Time for action – configuring Logrotate

1. Logon as root to your Cacti system.
2. Create a new file in the /etc/logrotate.d directory using vi:

   vi /etc/logrotate.d/cactilog
   

3. Insert the following code:

   /var/www/html/cacti/log/cacti.log {
       daily
       rotate 7
       copytruncate
       compress
       notifempty
       missingok
   }

4. Save the file and quit.
5. Check if the configuration file is correct:

   logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf –v
   

6. You should see text similar to the following somewhere in the output:
   

What just happened?

You just created a configuration file for logrotate to manage the Cacti log. The settings you entered will make sure that logrotate will rotate the file on a daily basis, keeping ...