logrotate period
Syntax
logrotate period {daily | hourly | monthly | weekly}
no logrotate period
Description
Sets the rotate period for the event logs, stored in the
/var/log/event.log
file, and authentication logs, stored in the
/var/log/auth.log
file. Defaults to
daily
.
A log file that exceeds either the
logrotate <MAX-SIZE>
value or the
logrotate period
(whichever happens first), triggers rotation for that log file.
The
no
form of this command resets the log rotation period to the default.
Command context
config
Parameters
daily
Rotates log files on a daily basis (default) at 1:00 am local time.
hourly
Rotates log files every hour at the first second of the hour.
monthly
Rotates log files monthly on the first day of the month.
weekly
Rotates log files once a week on Sunday.
Authority
Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.
Examples
switch(config)# logrotate period weekly