How I can change size and number of modsec_audit log?

Issue

How can be changed the size and number of the modsec_audit log?

Environment

• Imunify360
• Apache
• WHM/cPanel

Solution

It can be done in logrotate configuration file:

/etc/logrotate.d/modsecurity_logs

• rotate 15 - specifies how many old logs need to be stored.
• size=300M - the size of the log file

Useful links

• https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/service-configuration/log-rotation/