How to organize the log files in asterisk by rotating them automatically?

Question

I want to run log files messages and full by datewaise in asterisk

Answer 1

Asterisk has 5 different main log files:

1. /var/logs/asterisk/messages
2. /var/logs/asterisk/queue_log
3. /var/logs/asterisk/event_log
4. /var/logs/asterisk/debug
5. /var/logs/asterisk/full

Here are some parameters description:

• missingok: If the log file is missing, go on to the next log file without issuing an error message.
• copytruncate: Truncate the original log file to zero size in place after creating a copy, instead of moving the old log file and optionally creating a new one
• rotate 7: Log files are rotated 7 times before being removed or mailed to the address specified in a mail directive. If count is 0, old versions are removed rather then rotated.
• compress: Old versions of log files are compressed with gzip to save disk space.
• size: Rotate only if the log file reaches the specified limit
• notifempty: Do not rotate the log if it is empty
• sharedscripts
  postrotate
  /etc/init.d/lighttpd reload
  endscript: The lines between postrotate and endscript (both of which must appear on lines by themselves) are executed after the log file is rotated. These directives may only appear inside a log file definition. In our case we are reloading lighttpd. Other opting could be send –HUP single using kill command.

There are different ways you can configure the rotation:

/var/log/asterisk/full {

   rotate 7

   daily

   create 0640 asterisk asterisk

   postrotate

       /usr/sbin/asterisk -rx 'logger reload' > /dev/null 2> /dev/null

   endscript

}

 

/var/log/asterisk/messages {

   rotate 12

   weekly

   create 0640 asterisk asterisk

   postrotate

       /usr/sbin/asterisk -rx 'logger reload' > /dev/null 2> /dev/null

   endscript

}