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Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:25:53 -0800
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
To: "Kumar Vakacharla (HCL)" <kumarv@onstor.com>
Cc: "Brian DeForest" <brian.deforest@onstor.com>, "Sripal Surendiran (HCL)"
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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 12:41:30 -0800 "Kumar Vakacharla (HCL)"
<kumarv@onstor.com> wrote:

> I think newsyslog.conf file as I see in the source is fine.(It is
> pointing to correct location). Only thing we need to modify slightly
> is verify_install.in for upgrade. 
> Am I correct Andy??   

Yes, you are correct.  Thanks for interpreting for me ~:^)

> Thanks,
> Kumar.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian DeForest 
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 12:32 PM
> To: Andy Sharp
> Cc: Kumar Vakacharla (HCL); Sripal Surendiran (HCL)
> Subject: RE: Defect TED00022254 Bobcat Cougar - at what point do we
> zip /var/log/onstor/messages?
> 
> Your reply is somewhat ambiguous re: newsyslog.conf.  Do you mean
> Kumar should change this or it's "fine" as is?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Sharp 
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 12:28 PM
> To: Brian DeForest
> Cc: Kumar Vakacharla (HCL); Sripal Surendiran (HCL)
> Subject: Re: Defect TED00022254 Bobcat Cougar - at what point do we
> zip /var/log/onstor/messages?
> 
> 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
> > 
