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brianegge
Asked: 2009-06-22 22:07:31 +0800 CST

Can logadm include the date in the filename?

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I'd prefer for logadm to name files with a YYYYMMDD extensions, instead of the standard .0, .1, .2 ... I'd still want log admin to keep the last 'n' log rotations.

Is this possible, or am using the wrong tool for application log rotation? I'm rotating files only based on date, and not by size.

logging solaris

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  1. Best Answer

    If you want to keep the last 10 rotations with YYYYMMDD extensions:

    logadm -c 10 -t '$file.%Y%m%d' /path/to/file

    See also the logadm and strftime manpages.

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