Day 14: Disk Full → Logs Not Rotated [3fbgcDHIfEj]

Day 14 of the AWS Interview Series

In this video, we cover a real-world production issue where the disk gets full because logs are not rotated, leading to application downtime

Youll learn:

Why logs keep growing in /var/log

How missing log rotation (logrotate) causes disk full issues

What happens when disk hits 100% usage

Common root causes behind this problem

Step-by-step solutions & best practices to fix and prevent it

This is a very common DevOps / AWS interview question and also something youll daniil medvedev face in real production environments.

Perfect for:

DevOps Engineers

AWS Beginners

System Admins

Interview Preparation

Commands Covered

df -h Check real oviedo - getafe disk usage

du -sh /var/log/* Find large logs

logrotate -d /etc/logrotate.conf Check log rotation

Key Takeaway

Always enable log rotation + monitoring, or your system can crash hims stock unexpectedly due to disk exhaustion.

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