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Linux control systemd

nano  /etc/systemd/journald.conf

# Set Max Use to 50M

[Journal]

SystemMaxUse=50M

Force log rotation

systemctl kill --kill-who=main --signal=SIGUSR2 systemd-journald.service

Check size

journalctl --disk-usage
Journals take up 3.8G on disk.

Clean based on time

journalctl --vacuum-time=3d

Clean based on Size

journalctl --vacuum-size=100M
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