Answer by Marc for Big /var/log/journal?
Reading this was confused about SystemMaxFileSize vs SystemMaxUse options for journald.conf. This clears it up:SystemMaxUse= and RuntimeMaxUse= control how much disk space the journal may use up at...
View ArticleAnswer by Chillio for Big /var/log/journal?
You also need to set this in /etc/systemd/journald.conf:SystemMaxFileSize=100MSee: https://got-tty.org/journalctl-via-journald-conf-die-loggroesse-definieren (in German)
View ArticleAnswer by Robert Pollak for Big /var/log/journal?
As @kurt-fitzner wrote:Teach them to edit /etc/systemd/journald.conf and you teach them how to solve the problem permanently.More specifically: Activate the SystemMaxUse= option there, e.g. as...
View ArticleAnswer by Jos for Big /var/log/journal?
You can diminish the size of the journal by means of these commands:sudo journalctl --vacuum-size=100MThis will retain the most recent 100M of data.sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=10dwill delete...
View ArticleBig /var/log/journal?
I don't understand why the /var/log/journal/ folder is so big.For example, by executing the command systemctl -f, i see the fill.If I click on an email on Thunderbird, it generates dozens of lines that...
View ArticleAnswer by Miles Raymond for Big /var/log/journal?
If this is on a btrfs volume, you can drastically decrease the space without removing data using transparent folder compression.btrfs property set /var/log/journal force-compress zstdThough I prefer to...
View Article