Solaris 10 & Above: LOGROTATE configuration using logadm

Solaris 10 & above versions have builtin "logadm" utility meant for logfile rotation.
Options for logadm command:

-w:             Modify the configuration file

-c <count>:     Delete the oldest versions until there are no more than <count> files left.

-p <period>:    Rotate the logfiles after a specified time period

    Example:    -p 30d = 30 days

                -p 2w = 2 weeks

                -p 4m = 4 months

                -p 2y = 2 years

-s <size>:      Size limit of the file

LOGROTATE CONFIGURATION

1st Option:

# logadm –w /var/apache/logs/access_logs –s 100m

# logadm –w /oracle/bdump/alert_db.log –p 7d –c 10 

2nd Option:

# cd /etc

# vi logadm.conf 

- Add:

/var/apache/logs/access_logs –s 100m

/oracle/bdump/alert_db.log –p 7d –c 10

  
- Save & Exit.
- Restart logrotate – DONE.