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Description of problem:
Manual pages of logrotate states that `olddir` can be on different device if used with `copy`, `copytruncate` and `renamecopy` options:
olddir directory
... The directory must be on the same physical device as the log file being rotated, unless copy, copytruncate or renamecopy option is used. ...
Same information is repeated in `renamecopy` description:
renamecopy
.... This allows storing rotated log files on the different devices using olddir directive. ...
But for `copy` and `copytruncate` options this information is not repeated. That may create some confusion for users
Also it appears that logrotate has option `norenamecopy` which is not mentioned in the manual page, while `nocopy` and `nocopytruncate` are mentioned.
Description of problem: Manual pages of logrotate states that `olddir` can be on different device if used with `copy`, `copytruncate` and `renamecopy` options: olddir directory ... The directory must be on the same physical device as the log file being rotated, unless copy, copytruncate or renamecopy option is used. ... Same information is repeated in `renamecopy` description: renamecopy .... This allows storing rotated log files on the different devices using olddir directive. ... But for `copy` and `copytruncate` options this information is not repeated. That may create some confusion for users Also it appears that logrotate has option `norenamecopy` which is not mentioned in the manual page, while `nocopy` and `nocopytruncate` are mentioned.