tserj/limit_linux_logs.md

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Clean and memory limitation of log files

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Open config:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/journald.conf

Set the folowing:

Storage=persistent
SystemMaxUse=50M
RuntimeMaxUse=10M
ForwardToSyslog=no

check the current usage:

journalctl --disk-usage

del all logs before last 3 days

sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=3d

check the current usage:

journalctl --disk-usage

restart service:

sudo systemctl restart systemd-journald

check the current memory usage:

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