Script that clears Ubuntu journal log.
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README.md

Clear journal log

Prerequisites

Ubuntu 20.04 or higher.

Download the script

git clone https://git.x-files.dk/ubuntu-server/clear-journal-log.git

Usage

cd clear-journal-log
chmod +x clear-journal-log
sudo cp clear-journal-log /usr/local/bin

Optional create crontab entry

echo "0 2 * * 7     root    /usr/local/bin/clear-journal-log >/dev/null 2>&1" | sudo tee /etc/cron.d/clear-journal-log
systemctl restart cron

Postinstall

Nothing to do.

More guides can be found on [wiki.x-files.dk]

Last tested

January 12th 2024 on Ubuntu 22.04.