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man: SystemMaxUse= clarification in journald.conf(5)
Similar semantics applies to {System,Runtime}MaxUse= as to {System,Runtime}MaxFiles=, i.e. active files aren't vacuumed and the limit is not thus strictly honored.
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subsequently something else causes the file system to fill up,
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journald will stop using more space, but it will not be
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removing existing files to reduce the footprint again,
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either.</para>
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either. Also note that only archived files are deleted to reduce the
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space occupied by journal files. This means that, in effect, there might
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still be more space used than <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname> or
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<varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname> limit after a vacuuming operation is
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complete.</para>
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<para><varname>SystemMaxFileSize=</varname> and
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<varname>RuntimeMaxFileSize=</varname> control how large

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