Ubuntu
kdebase-workspace package

/var/log/kdm.log not being rotated

Bug #253878 reported by ScottO
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Harald Sitter

Bug Description

Binary package hint: kdm-kde4

Running Hardy (Kubuntu) 8.0.4.1, and I noticed that my /var/log/kdm.log file had grown to over 10Gb.

In /etc/logrotate.d/kdm-kde4, the log file was pointing to:

/var/log/kdm-kde4.log {
        rotate 7
        daily
        compress
        delaycompress
        copytruncate
        missingok
        notifempty
}

Added a second section for:

/var/log/kdm.log {
        rotate 7
        daily
        compress
        delaycompress
        copytruncate
        missingok
        notifempty
}

then ran sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/kdm-kde4 to force a rotation. I now have a 10Gb kdm.log.1 file and an empty kdm.log file.

The default log file in the config file should be corrected to point to kdm.log.

Revision history for this message
Tony Brown (bonybrown) wrote :

I've also seen this behaviour in my Kubuntu 8.04 install (installed from the KDE4 live CD, and updated to just before the KDE 4.1 release )

Harald Sitter (apachelogger)
Changed in kdebase-workspace:
assignee: nobody → apachelogger
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote :

Issue resolved in 4:4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa3

Changed in kdebase-workspace:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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