make sure to run logrotate 4 times per day instead of just once during

night and also create a maximum of two rotated copies per logfile so that on a busy system logfiles won't overrun the /var filesystem (refs #2970)
jens-maus · Jan 3, 2025 · 7528340 · 7528340
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diff --git a/buildroot-external/overlay/base-raspmatic/etc/crontab.root b/buildroot-external/overlay/base-raspmatic/etc/crontab.root
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 */11 * * * * [ -c /dev/rtc0 ] && /sbin/hwclock --systohc --utc
 1 3,9,15,21 * * * [ ! -e /usr/local/HMLGW ] && /bin/SetInterfaceClock
-0 4 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf || logger -p error -t "logrotate" "logrotate aborted with error $?"
+0 4,10,16,22 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf || logger -p error -t "logrotate" "logrotate aborted with error $?"
 */1 * * * * /bin/updateDCVars.tcl >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 7 0 * * * /bin/nice /bin/cronBackup.sh >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 0 4 * * 6 [ ! -e /etc/config/NoFSTRIM ] && /bin/nice /sbin/fstrim --listed-in /etc/fstab:/proc/self/mountinfo --verbose --quiet-unsupported | logger -p info -t fstrim

diff --git a/buildroot-external/overlay/base-raspmatic_lxc/etc/crontab.root b/buildroot-external/overlay/base-raspmatic_lxc/etc/crontab.root
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 1 3,9,15,21 * * * /bin/SetInterfaceClock
-0 4 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf || logger -p error -t "logrotate" "logrotate aborted with error $?"
+0 4,10,16,22 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf || logger -p error -t "logrotate" "logrotate aborted with error $?"
 */1 * * * * /bin/updateDCVars.tcl >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 7 0 * * * /bin/nice /bin/cronBackup.sh >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 */10 * * * * [ -d /media/usb0/measurement ] && /bin/nice /usr/bin/rsync -aogX --delete-after --no-whole-file --checksum /tmp/measurement/ /media/usb0/measurement/ >/dev/null 2>/dev/null

diff --git a/buildroot-external/overlay/base-raspmatic_oci/etc/crontab.root b/buildroot-external/overlay/base-raspmatic_oci/etc/crontab.root
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 1 3,9,15,21 * * * [ ! -e /usr/local/HMLGW ] && /bin/SetInterfaceClock
-0 4 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf || logger -p error -t "logrotate" "logrotate aborted with error $?"
+0 4,10,16,22 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf || logger -p error -t "logrotate" "logrotate aborted with error $?"
 */1 * * * * /bin/updateDCVars.tcl >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 7 0 * * * /bin/nice /bin/cronBackup.sh >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 */10 * * * * [ -d /media/usb0/measurement ] && /bin/nice /usr/bin/rsync -aogX --delete-after --no-whole-file --checksum /tmp/measurement/ /media/usb0/measurement/ >/dev/null 2>/dev/null

diff --git a/buildroot-external/overlay/base/etc/crontab.root b/buildroot-external/overlay/base/etc/crontab.root
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 */11 * * * * [ -c /dev/rtc0 ] && /sbin/hwclock --systohc --utc
 14 4 * * * /bin/SetInterfaceClock
-0 4 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf || logger -p error -t "logrotate" "logrotate aborted with error $?"
+0 4,10,16,22 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf || logger -p error -t "logrotate" "logrotate aborted with error $?"
diff --git a/buildroot-external/overlay/base/etc/logrotate.d/syslogd.conf b/buildroot-external/overlay/base/etc/logrotate.d/syslogd.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /var/log/*.log /var/log/*/*.log /var/log/messages /var/log/messages.1 {
   size 2M
   copytruncate
-  rotate 1
+  rotate 2
   compress
   missingok
 }