logrotate [LSARC/2008/359 FastTrack timeout 06/10/2008]

[Richard L. Hamilton]

> Agreed. I stopped using logrotate when I moved to
> Solaris 9 and transitioned to logadm. The big
> difference I see between the tools is the
> configuration file syntax(logadm.conf is simpler)
> and the fact that logadm.conf contains the time
> stamp info. Other than that, the functionality is
> the same. I do think that having two tools that have
> the same results is a bit confusing. Logadm does a
> good job. The main issue is that most SA's don't
> know about it. Perhaps what's really needed is a GUI
>  tool in Gnome for newbies?

The one thing about logadm that might be a problem for some
is something you mentioned: logadm.conf contains the time stamp
info.  The problem is if one uses some tool (cfengine, puppetc, etc)
to push out updated versions of a file that's a combined config file
and time stamp or status file like that.

If the alternative is as functional and doesn't have that problem,
it might be useful not only for cross-platform familiarity, but also
for those with the requirement to push out config files like that.
 
 
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