  | |  | How long are log files kept? | How long are log files kept? 2005-08-09 - By Dave Martini 1
Back RHEL 3 and 4. In the syslog.conf file how long are these log files kept and what is the rotation schedule for instance /var/log/authlog. I don't see any cron jobs for log rotation. I need to keep at least 30 days worth of logs. Thanks much. Dave Maritni LLNL
# more /etc/syslog.conf
# Log all kernel messages to the console. # Logging much else clutters up the screen. #kern.* /dev/console
# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher. # Don't log private authentication messages! *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none /var/log/messages
# The authpriv file has restricted access. authpriv.* /var/log/secure
# Log all the mail messages in one place. mail.* /var/log/maillog
# Log cron stuff cron.* /var/log/cron
# Everybody gets emergency messages *.emerg *
# Save news errors of level crit and higher in a special file. uucp,news.crit /var/log/spooler
# Save boot messages also to boot.log local7.* /var/log/boot.log #auth.info /var/log/authlog
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