Managing or delete log file

[chris (Chris Dellaway)]

On linux? Try this, or a variation as this one still retains the compressed & rotated files for a long time.

MongoDB server keeps deleted log files open after rotation

You need to SIGKILL after moving the file. Don’t roll your own just use logrotate here is my file for logrotate. # /etc/logrotate.d/mongod /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log { rotate 36500 compress daily postrotate systemctl kill -s USR1 mongod endscript }