Logrotate

Mastering Logrotate: The Unsung Hero of Log Management In the trenches of system administration, there’s one silent guardian that keeps your disk space from imploding under a mountain of logs: Logrotate. Whether you’re wrangling logs on a sprawling Kubernetes cluster or just babysitting a single Linux box, Logrotate ensures your logs don’t spiral out of control. In this deep dive, we’ll explore how Logrotate works, why it’s essential, how to configure it like a pro, and how to troubleshoot when it throws a tantrum.