LFCS Certification LFCS Log Management and Monitoring 3

Question 1

What is the path to the main logrotate configuration file?

Accepted Answer

/etc/logrotate.conf

Answer

/etc/log/rotate.conf

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/var/log/logrotate.conf

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/etc/cron.d/logrotate

Question 2

Which logrotate directive specifies how many old log file versions to keep?

Accepted Answer

rotate 4

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keep 4

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archive 4

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maxfiles 4

Question 3

What does the `postrotate` / `endscript` block in a logrotate configuration do?

Accepted Answer

Runs a shell command or script after the log file has been rotated

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Sets file permissions after rotation

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Defines the schedule for the next rotation

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Sends an email notification upon log rotation

Question 4

Which logrotate option performs a dry run, showing what would happen without actually rotating logs?

Accepted Answer

logrotate -d

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logrotate --test

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logrotate --dry-run

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logrotate -n

Question 5

Where should application-specific logrotate configuration files be placed?

Accepted Answer

/etc/logrotate.d/

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/etc/logrotate.conf.d/

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/var/log/logrotate/

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/etc/cron.daily/logrotate.d/

Question 6

Which command shows the total disk usage of the /var/log directory to help monitor log growth?

Accepted Answer

du -sh /var/log

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ls -lh /var/log

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df /var/log

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stat /var/log