Ubuntu Disk Space

Logs

Identify Log Files

cd /var/log

Empty Logs

sudo sh -c 'echo > /var/log/syslog'

Logrotate

Install Tool

sudo apt-get install logrotate

Create Init.D File

sudo nano /etc/logrotate.d/my_logs.conf

Paste

/var/log/syslog
/var/log/auth.log {
su root root
daily
rotate 7
compress
delaycompress
missingok
notifempty
create 640 root adm
}

Verify

sudo logrotate --debug /etc/logrotate.d/my_logs.conf