GNU bug report logs - #47436
Mcron logs should be rotated

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>

Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:07:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

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bug#47436; Package guix. (Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:07:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Mcron logs should be rotated
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:06:42 -0400

I noticed that a Guix System machine had an enormous mcron.log file
(dozens of gigabytes).

I think that the mcron-service-type should use rottlog, by default, to
rotate its log.
Reply sent to Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:37:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Notification sent to Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:37:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: 47436-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47436: Mcron logs should be rotated
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:36:20 +0200

Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name> skribis:

> I noticed that a Guix System machine had an enormous mcron.log file
> (dozens of gigabytes).

Oops!

> I think that the mcron-service-type should use rottlog, by default, to
> rotate its log.

Fixed in 3104a743f9b26ae0c41bcd2cbdc82588a5311be1.

Ludo’.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:24:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
This bug report was last modified 2 years and 357 days ago.

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