Rotating the log depending on the time
Open $SCHEDULER_HOME/lib/log4j.xml
Rotating depending on the time (Default after setup)
The entry <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/> describes the rotation frequenzy
- Rotate every minute: <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd-hhmm" />
- Rotate every hour: <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd-hh" />
- Rotate every day: <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/>
Rotating the log depending on the size
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd"> <log4j:configuration debug="false" xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"> <appender name="CONSOLE" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender"> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS Z} [%-5p] %c - %m%n" /> </layout> </appender> <appender name="FILE" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender"> <param name="Append" value="true" /> <param name="File" value="${LOGFILE}.log" /> <param name="MaxFileSize" value="2KB" /> <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="5" /> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS Z} [%-5p] %c - %m%n"/> </layout> </appender> <root> <priority value="debug"/> <appender-ref ref="FILE"/> </root> </log4j:configuration>
This will create a new file .log.n (n=1..5) when the size exceeds 2KB. You also can specify 20MB etc. The maximum value for n is 13.
Rotating and Compressing the rotated log
If you want to compress the rotated logs, please check in $SCHEDULER_HOME/lib/3rd-party the existens of the file apache-log4j-extras-1.2.17.jar
If the file is not available, download it from https://logging.apache.org/log4j/extras/download.html
Rotating and compressing the log depending on the time
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd"> <log4j:configuration debug="false" xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"> <appender name="CONSOLE" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender"> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS Z} [%-5p] %c - %m%n" /> </layout> </appender> <appender name="FILE" class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender"> <param name="Append" value="true" /> <param name="File" value="${LOGFILE}.log" /> <rollingPolicy class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy"> <param name="ActiveFileName" value="${LOGFILE}.log"/> <param name="FileNamePattern" value="${LOGFILE}.%d{yyyyMMdd-hh}.log.gz" /> </rollingPolicy> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS Z} [%-5p] %c - %m%n"/> </layout> </appender> <root> <priority value="debug"/> <appender-ref ref="FILE"/> </root> </log4j:configuration>
The entry <param name="FileNamePattern" value="${LOGFILE}.%d{yyyyMMdd-hh}.log" /> describes the rotation frequenzy
- Rotate every minute: <param name="FileNamePattern" value="${LOGFILE}.%d{yyyyMMdd-hhmm}.log" />
- Rotate every hour: <param name="FileNamePattern" value="${LOGFILE}.%d{yyyyMMdd-hh}.log" />
- Rotate every day: <param name="FileNamePattern" value="${LOGFILE}.%d{yyyyMMdd}.log" />
Rotating and compressing the log depending on the size
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd"> <log4j:configuration debug="false" xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"> <appender name="CONSOLE" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender"> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS Z} [%-5p] %c - %m%n" /> </layout> </appender> <appender name="FILE" class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender"> <param name="Append" value="true" /> <param name="File" value="${LOGFILE}.log" /> <rollingPolicy class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.FixedWindowRollingPolicy"> <param name="ActiveFileName" value="${LOGFILE}.log"/> <param name="maxIndex" value="5"/> <param name="FileNamePattern" value="${LOGFILE}.%i.log.gz"/> </rollingPolicy> <triggeringPolicy class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy"> <param name="maxFileSize" value="2048"/> </triggeringPolicy> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS Z} [%-5p] %c - %m%n"/> </layout> </appender> <root> <priority value="debug"/> <appender-ref ref="FILE"/> </root> </log4j:configuration>
This will create a new file .n.log (n=1..5) when the size exceeds 20KB. You also can specify 20MB etc. The max value for n ist 13.
Deleting old files.
As log4j does not provide deleting of old files (maxBackupIndex does not work for all appenders), you should implement a file deletion job on the master. For each agent, you have do define a seperate job.
<job title="Remove temporary files" order="no" tasks="1" process_class="vmubuntu2" name="CleanupLogFiles"> <description > <include file="jobs/JobSchedulerCleanupFiles.xml"/> </description> <params > <param name="file_path" value="./logs"/> <param name="file_spec" value="^.*\.log.gz$"/> <param name="file_age" value="00:03"/> </params> <script language="java" java_class="sos.scheduler.job.JobSchedulerCleanupFiles"/> <run_time > <weekdays > <day day="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"> <period single_start="23:00"/> </day> </weekdays> </run_time> </job>