Ubuntu
systemd package

Please set a maximum size for the sytemd journal

Bug #1753361 reported by Jeremy Bícha
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Bug Description

I noticed today that /var/log/journal/ was taking up 4.5 GB of space.

Please set a default maximum size for the journal, especially for desktop users.

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Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote :

/var/log/systemd is not a path used by systemd....

Could you please paste the output of:

$ journalctl -b -u systemd-journald.service | grep max

Changed in systemd (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
status: Invalid → Incomplete
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: added: rls-bb-incoming
removed: rls--bb-incoming
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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

/var/log/journal/ sorry for the typo

I deleted my journal so I don't know how helpful these numbers will be:

Runtime journal (/run/log/journal/cdfdf55e9d734d27bf5c250952d9c8e8) is 8.0M, max 158.3M, 150.3M free.
System journal (/var/log/journal/cdfdf55e9d734d27bf5c250952d9c8e8) is 240.0M, max 4.0G, 3.7G free.

description: updated
Changed in systemd (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
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Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote :

There are relative and maximum caps set. So at the moment you clearly show that these maximum caps are respected.
Please reopen, if you can reproduce the case when the reported max caps on your system are breached. As in, journals are bigger than the the 'max <foo>' setting as calculated by journal for your system.

Changed in systemd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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