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Logging Service Not Rotating and /var/log Grows Unbounded

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 15 April 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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