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  • 1.  logrotate - wrong conf path in /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily/logrotate

    Posted Thu June 17, 2021 11:43 AM
    Hi OSS-Team,

    we installed logrotate and tried to use the provided cron-config /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily/logrotate, but this cron-file uses /etc/logrotate.conf instead of /opt/freeware/etc/logrotate.conf. Not a real issue in my opinion, but maybe this can be fixed in the build process.

    Installed version of logrotate: 3.14.0-4

    root@testserver /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily# cat logrotate
#!/bin/sh

/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
EXITVALUE=$?
if [ $EXITVALUE != 0 ]; then
    /usr/bin/logger -t logrotate "ALERT exited abnormally with [$EXITVALUE]"
fi
exit $EXITVALUE
    
root@testserver /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily# /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
    error: cannot stat /etc/logrotate.conf: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.

    root@testserver /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily# file /etc/logrotate.conf
file: 0653-900 cannot open /etc/logrotate.conf.
    root@testserver /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily# file /opt/freeware/etc/logrotate.conf
/opt/freeware/etc/logrotate.conf: commands text
    ​Best regards

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    Niklas
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  • 2.  RE: logrotate - wrong conf path in /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily/logrotate

    Posted Thu June 17, 2021 12:21 PM
    Thank you Niklas for reporting the issue.
    We will review and if required make changes in newer releases of logrotate.

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    SANKET RATHI
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  • 3.  RE: logrotate - wrong conf path in /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily/logrotate

    Posted Mon February 07, 2022 03:14 AM
    Edited by Niklas V. Mon February 07, 2022 03:14 AM
    Hi OSS-Team,

    this issues seems to be unfixed. Logrotate ist installed in version 3.18.0-1.

    root@testserver /root# cat /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
    #!/bin/sh

    /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
    EXITVALUE=$?
    if [ $EXITVALUE != 0 ]; then
    /usr/bin/logger -t logrotate "ALERT exited abnormally with [$EXITVALUE]"
    fi
    exit $EXITVALUE
    root@testserver /root# rpm -q logrotate
    logrotate-3.18.0-1.ppc

    Best regards

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    Niklas
    System Engineer UNIX and Linux on Power
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  • 4.  RE: logrotate - wrong conf path in /opt/freeware/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
    Best Answer

    Posted Wed February 09, 2022 08:55 AM
    Fixed release 3.18.0-2 is uploaded to Toolbox. 
    https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/logrotate/logrotate-3.18.0-2.aix6.1.ppc.rpm

    dnf/yum can also be used to update it.

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    Ayappan P
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