Log rotation for wtmp and btmp files in vCenter Server

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article explains log rotation for the /var/log/wtmp and /var/log/btmp files, which are referenced by the last and lastb commands in vCenter Server.

Environment

vCenter Server 8.0

Resolution

Automatic log rotation settings (logrotate) are not implemented for the /var/log/wtmp and /var/log/btmp files in vCenter Server.

Additional Information

• For similar issues related to known log rotation specification changes in Photon OS (the base OS for vCenter Server), please refer to the following article:
  /var/log/wtmp size increases in VMware Cloud Director Appliance
• vCenter Server における wtmp および btmp ファイルのログローテーションについて