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._cfg0000_logrotate.conf

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+# $Id$
+#
+# Default logrotate(8) configuration file for Gentoo Linux.
+# See "man logrotate" for details.
+
+# rotate log files weekly.
+weekly
+#daily
+
+# keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs.
+rotate 4
+
+# create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones.
+create
+
+# use date as a suffix of the rotated file.
+dateext
+
+# compress rotated log files.
+compress
+
+notifempty
+nomail
+noolddir
+
+# packages can drop log rotation information into this directory.
+include /etc/logrotate.d
+
+# no packages own wtmp and btmp -- we'll rotate them here.
+/var/log/wtmp {
+    monthly
+    create 0664 root utmp
+    minsize 1M
+    rotate 1
+}
+/var/log/btmp {
+    missingok
+    monthly
+    create 0600 root utmp
+    rotate 1
+}
+
+# system-specific logs may be also be configured here.