Mysql log file growth

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Running Ambari 2.4.2 and HDP 2.5.3.0

It looks like my cluster is defined to use mysql for the hive metastore.

The log file is being written to /var/run/mysqld and is 239GB and growing and is close to filling up the /var file system

Can I delete or rotate out the log and do I need to shutdown hive to do this?

Is there a way to reduce the level of logging or to automatically rotate this log?

[#2]

@Jon Page

"Log Rotate" utility is one of the best utility to rotate desired logs.
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/6/html/deployment_guide/s2-lo...
https://administratosphere.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/log-rotation-for-mysql/

https://www.question-defense.com/2009/12/20/configure-logrotate-to-rotate-and-flush-mysql-logs-witho...

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From MySQL side: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/log-file-maintenance.html

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