Dovecot log files are not rotated

Dovecot needs a /etc/logrotate.d/dovecot file to rotate the logs, which is currently missing, causing the dovecot log files to grow rather large.
This may work for contents of dovecot logrotate file:

/var/log/dovecot*.log {
        daily
        missingok
        copytruncate
        rotate 7
        compress
        notifempty
        sharedscripts
        postrotate
           if [ -f /var/run/dovecot/master.pid ]; then \
                /etc/init.d/dovecot reload > /dev/null 2>&1 || true ; \
           fi;
        endscript
}

I’m testing the above to see if it works. Better ideas also accepted. :)

(from redmine: issue id 360, created on 2010-06-10, closed on 2010-06-16)

• Relations:
  • blocks #359 (closed)
• Changesets:
  • Revision 21efade3 on 2010-06-11T09:50:38Z:

main/dovecot: set localstatedir

ref #359
ref #360

also create a default config that works out of the box.

• Revision 7380979a on 2010-06-11T15:17:06Z:

main/dovecot: use logfile in default config and provide logrotate

fixes #360

• Revision 30389111 on 2010-06-16T11:48:08Z:

main/dovecot: use logfile in default config and provide logrotate

fixes #360