What is file rotation?

In information technology, log rotation is an automated process used in system administration in which log files are compressed, moved (archived), renamed or deleted once they are too old or too big (there can be other metrics that can apply here).

What does logrotate does?

logrotate is designed to ease administration of systems that generate large numbers of log files. It allows automatic rotation, compression, removal, and mailing of log files. Each log file may be handled daily, weekly, monthly, or when it grows too large. Normally, logrotate is run as a daily cron job.

How do I check Webmin logs?

One can turn on logging from Webmin → Webmin Configuration → Logging .

How do I change the log rotation in Apache?

Use the file /etc/logrotate. conf to change the settings for all your logs. You van change weekly to daily so the logs are rotated every day. Also, you might want to add compress so the archives are compressed.

What does Webmin do to the system logs?

The file /etc/syslog.confcontains the syslog configuration that controls which messages are logged to which files and destinations. Webmin reads and modifies this file directly to change your system’s logging settings, and reads from the files in /var/log to display log messages.

What can I do with a Webmin module?

Configure almost all Apache directives and features. Create and edit domains, DNS records, BIND options and views. Configure a BSD firewall using IPFW, by creating and editing rules. Perform manual or scheduled backups and restores of configuration files managed by Webmin modules.

How to manage multiple Webmin servers at once?

Install and manage modules and themes across multiple Usermin servers. Create, update and delete users and groups across multiple servers. Unlike NIS, each server has its own passwd and group files which are remotely updated by this module. Install and manage modules, themes, users, groups and access control settings across multiple Webmin servers.

How are logs written to in a server?

Logs can be written to a file, sent to another server, passed to another program via a pipe or even broadcast to all users logged into the system. Different types of messages from different servers can be logged using each of these methods. Normally logs are written to files in the /var/log directory.