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Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:27:48 -0800
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
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Subject: Re: Defect  TED00022254 Bobcat Cougar - at what point do we zip
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:14:34 -0800 "Brian DeForest"
<brian.deforest@onstor.com> wrote:

> Thanks Kumar.  Unless Andy objects, sounds like you need to change the
> newsyslog.conf file so it points to the right onstor directory, and
> fix verify_install.in for the upgrade.

the file newsyslog.conf is fine except if you upgrade.  I've got a fix
for verify_install.in pending review for the upgrade case.

> I don't think we need to modify the way Linux rotates logs in general.

We can leave Linux alone for now unless you spot a potential problem
in the way things are currently done.
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kumarv@onstor.com [mailto:kumarv@onstor.com] 
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:05 AM
> To: Kumar Vakacharla (HCL); Brian DeForest; John Keiffer
> Cc: John Keiffer; Vikas Saini
> Subject: Defect TED00022254 Bobcat Cougar - at what point do we zip
> /var/log/onstor/messages?
> 
> Headline: Bobcat Cougar - at what point do we zip
> /var/log/onstor/messages?
> id: TED00022254
> Note_Entry: First, in Bobcat/Cheetah messages are not getting rotated
> because of the reason that the file "/etc/newsyslog.conf" still
> contains the old file name "/var/agile/messages" instead of new file
> "/etc/var/log/onstor/messages".  This conf file will be used by
> newsyslog program to rotate the files.
> While upgrading the filer this file is not being upgraded because it
> is a configuration file. This problem can be handled in
> verify_install.in.
> 
> In cougar, log rotation happens in slightly different way. It rotates
> the logs daily if and only if its size exceeds  1MB(except for syslog
> which will be rotated daily irrespective of its size).
>  If we need to change this behavior we need to change debian linux
> script files /usr/sbin/syslogd-listfiles and/or some of the crontab
> files in /etc.  
> 
> Let me know if I am too confusing  or you need any clarification. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Kumar.
> State: Assigned
> history: 33733343	Feb 11 2008  8:41AM	jkeiffer
> Submit no_value	Opened
> 33733580	Feb 11 2008 10:10PM	vikas	Review
> Opened	Reviewed 33733627	Feb 12 2008 11:14AM
> rajk	Back_to_triage	Reviewed Re-opened
> 33733629	Feb 12 2008 11:16AM	rajk	Modify
> Re-opened Re-opened
> 33733631	Feb 12 2008 11:34AM	maym	Modify
> Re-opened Re-opened
> 33733950	Feb 13 2008  5:45PM	vikas	Review
> Re-opened Reviewed
> 33734109	Feb 14 2008  2:01PM	briand
> Assign	Reviewed Assigned
> 33734674	Feb 14 2008  7:04PM	sandrineb
> Modify	Assigned Assigned
> 33739824	02/25/2008 11:04:58 AM	kumarv
> Modify	Assigned Assigned
> 
