23.7.4 rotatelogs program

This subsection describes the messages output by the rotatelogs program.

Rotation time must be > 0

The log splitting time interval is invalid.

Error level: None

(S) The process will now stop.

(O) Revise the interval of the log splitting time.
The number of files must be >= 1 and <=256

An invalid value has been specified in -fnum.

Error level: None

(S) The process will now stop.

(O) Revise the value specified in -fnum.
The offset minutes from UTC must be >= -1439 and <=1439

An invalid value has been specified in -diff.

Error level: None

(S) The process will now stop.

(O) Revise the value specified in -diff.
The file path is too long.

The length of the split log file name is too long.

Error level: None

(S) The process will now stop.

(O) Revise the prefix length of the split log file.
Usage: (program-name) logfile rotation-time-in-seconds [-fnum file-number] [-diff offset-minutes-from-UTC]

The argument is invalid.

Error level: None

(S) The processing will be interrupted.

(O) Revise the argument.