Using logrotate as a non-root user

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There may be situations when you need to use logrotate without having root access to the server that you’re dealing with. In these situations you can point logrotate at a state file in your home directory. First, create your logrotate configuration file with something like: /var/log/messages { rotate 5 weekly } and then save to ~/logrotate.conf . Next, touch your state file: touch…

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