Finally, got my update script for NixOS working.
1) Automatically updates at 3:00 AM
2) Logs the event and generates at 3:30 AM
3) Holds those logs for 7 days and recycles the old logs
4) Every Sunday at 4:00 AM removes old junk
Shared the code on the NixOS Support Forum.
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/please-review-my-automatic-upgrade-with-logging-and-cleanup/64046/7?u=linuxisbest
#NixOs #Nix #Linux #Foss #OpenSource
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