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#1 2019-07-04 09:35:36
- userak
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[solved] How to configure journald to keep logs of only last 5 boots ?
How do I configure journald to keep logs of only last 5 boots ?
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#2 2019-07-04 09:55:05
- graysky
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Re: [solved] How to configure journald to keep logs of only last 5 boots ?
Don't think this is a tunable. See man journald.conf for more. You can set SystemMaxUse to a slow number like 50M or something.
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#3 2019-07-04 11:05:44
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Re: [solved] How to configure journald to keep logs of only last 5 boots ?
You can also specify the maximum age that journal entries/files can be saved. So if you reboot at regular intervals, you could get a close approximation to 5 boots.
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#4 2019-07-04 14:26:59
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Re: [solved] How to configure journald to keep logs of only last 5 boots ?
Thanks guys , I will stick to using "SystemMaxUse" option.
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