Problem Definition

logrotate is currently used to rotate any large log files in HipChat Server, preventing file storage from reaching/exceeding maximum capacity.

logrotate is running on a daily cron job, which may not be frequent enough for some environments.

Suggested Solution

Increase the frequency with which logrotate is scheduled to run.

Workaround

Implement more frequent logrotate checks with the following steps:

1. log into the HipChat Server terminal/command-line interface
2. create a new file in /home/admin/startup_scripts called 'logrotate_crontab' or similar - do not include a file extension in the name
3. copy the code below into the file and save it:

   #!/bin/bash
   
   CHECK=$(sudo dont-blame-hipchat -c "crontab -l | grep -e '\/etc\/cron\.daily\/logrotate' | wc -l")
   
   if [ $CHECK -lt 1 ]; then
       sudo dont-blame-hipchat -c "crontab -l | { cat; echo '* */2 * * * /etc/cron.daily/logrotate'; } | crontab -";
   fi

4. save the file, then make it executable with chmod +x <filename>
5. run the script with /home/admin/startup_scripts/<filename>
6. validate the change with sudo dont-blame-hipchat -c "crontab -l"
   it should return * */2 * * * /etc/cron.daily/logrotate

This will implement a logrotate job every other hour.

* */2 * * * /etc/cron.daily/logrotate