LFCS Question #36: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

Which of the following commands is used to rotate, compress, and mail system logs?

Options

• Arotatelog
• Bstriplog
• Csyslogd --rotate
• Dlogrotate
• Elogger

Explanation

The logrotate utility is specifically designed to rotate, compress, and mail system logs to prevent disk space exhaustion.

Common mistakes.

• A. rotatelog is typically part of Apache and specifically rotates Apache access and error logs, not a general system log rotator.
• B. striplog is not a standard command for log rotation, compression, or mailing.
• C. syslogd is the system logging daemon; it doesn't have a --rotate option for managing log file rotation, which is handled by a separate utility.
• E. logger is a command used to send messages to the system log, not to rotate or manage existing log files.

Concept tested. Log file rotation and management

Reference. https://manpages.debian.org/testing/logrotate/logrotate.8.en.html

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