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diff --git a/projectroot/etc/init.d/logrotate b/projectroot/etc/init.d/logrotate
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# /etc/init.d/logrotate - Minimal Log Rotator for /var/log/{messages,*.{log,err}}
+#
+
+PREFIX="logrotate: "
+LOGDIR="/var/log"
+MAXFILES="8"
+PATTERNS="*.err *.log messages"
+
+my_exit(){
+	echo "${PREFIX}${1}"
+	exit $2
+}
+
+logrotate(){
+	cd "${LOGDIR}"
+	# rotate backups for log files
+	for filename in ${PATTERNS}; do
+		[ -e "${filename}" ] &&
+		echo "${PREFIX}rotation for ${filename} ... " &&
+		for i in `seq $(( MAXFILES - 1 )) -1 1` ; do
+			if [ -e "${filename}.${i}" ]
+			then
+				j=$(( i + 1 ))
+				mv -f ${filename}.${i} ${filename}.${j}
+			fi
+		done &&
+		mv -f ${filename} ${filename}.1
+	done
+}
+
+#
+# Main
+#
+
+[ -d "$LOGDIR" ] || my_exit "Logdir $LOGDIR missing" 1
+
+case $1 in
+
+	start|stop)
+		echo "${PREFIX}rotating in $LOGDIR"
+		logrotate
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Usage: $0 [start|stop]"
+		;;
+esac