April 8, 2026

docker logs out of control

While researching out of space message, I found logs way over the set limit 7.0G /var/lib/docker/containers/..../....cbfc4409d310e-json.log5.3G /var/lib/docker/containers/..../....3f9f37fd55928-json.log2.8G /var/lib/docker/containers/..../....0c11bd07bacf1-json.log1.6G /var/lib/docker/containers/..../....f9dcfb2966a6c-json.log1.6G /var/lib/docker/containers/..../....d7e5ebbcd7e01-json.log The logs were supposed to be limited by /etc/docker/daemon.json file:…