Environment
- CB Response Server: All Versions
- Linux: All Supported Versions
Objective
Create a cron job to remove log files older than a certain amount of time
Resolution
- Edit the /etc/cb/cron/cb.cron.template file
- Add the following line replacing <folder> with the folder to delete logs from
- 0 0 * * * root find /var/log/cb/<folder> -name *.log -mtime +7 -delete
- Restart the CB Response services
Additional Notes
- To change the time the job runs, change the cron formatted value 0 0 * * * to the preferred runtime
- To change the age of files to be deleted, edit the +7 value to the preffered number of days
- For a non-permanent setting, add the line to /etc/cron.d/cb. The setting will be wiped in the next service restart according to what is in cb.cron.template
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