(AlmaLinux 9 | CloudLinux 9) - /etc/logrotate.d/syslog missing

Symptoms

On an EL9 server, (e.g. CloudLinux 9 and AlmaLinux 9). The system logs below are not being rotated when logrotate runs and are growing large:

• /var/log/cron
• /var/log/maillog
• /var/log/messages
• /var/log/secure
• /var/log/spooler

Cause

The rsyslog package no longer provides the syslog rotate configuration file on EL9 servers. This must be added using a separate package called "rsyslog-rotate".

Resolution

Install the rsyslog-logrotate package to add the required configuration files.

1. Access your server using SSH as the root user.

2. Install the rsyslog-logrotate package:

   # dnf install rsyslog-logrotate