You may manually increase time to keep this log files. Edit /etc/logrotate.conf:
... /var/log/wtmp { missingok monthly create 0664 root utmp rotate 1 <------ change this value to 12 to keep log files for 12 months } ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619229 Title: wtmp retention period is very short To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/logrotate/+bug/619229/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs