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Investigate Logs and Configure Rotation

Pull the useful signal out of the journal, then keep an application's own log file from growing forever without losing the records it already holds.

  • Intermediate
  • 35 min
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In this moduleEveryday System Operations

  1. Install, Inspect, and Remove RPM Packages25 min
  2. Repositories and Controlled Package Updates40 min
  3. Processes, Signals, and Job Control25 min
  4. Operate systemd Services25 min
  5. Create and Harden a Custom systemd Service45 min
  6. Investigate Logs and Configure RotationYou are here
  7. Time Zones and Reliable Time Synchronization30 min