Disable logging on filesystem (/opt/observium/logs/observium.log)
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Hey folks,
does anyone know if it's possible to disable the logging which is defined in "includes/defaults.inc.php:#$config['log_file'] = $config['install_dir'] . "/observium.log"?
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It's not technically possible, unless maybe if you point it at /dev/null instead? Why do you want to disable it?
On 7/22/2019 11:36 AM, Klimek, Denis via observium wrote:
Hey folks,
does anyone know if it’s possible to disable the logging which is defined in “includes/defaults.inc.php:#$config['log_file'] = $config['install_dir'] . "/observium.log"?
Mit freundlichem Gruß
Stadtwerke Norderstedt
*Denis Klimek*
Professional Network Engineer
IP-Systemtechnik
Tel: 040 / 521 04 – 1049
Mobil: 0151 / 652 219 06
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It's causing a lot of write I/O and huge file sizes if you don't delete it. The idea redirecting it to /dev/null sounds great. I will try that :)
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Professional Network Engineer IP-Systemtechnik
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Von: observium [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] Im Auftrag von Tom Laermans via observium Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. Juli 2019 22:42 An: Klimek, Denis via observium Cc: Tom Laermans Betreff: Re: [Observium] Disable logging on filesystem (/opt/observium/logs/observium.log)
It's not technically possible, unless maybe if you point it at /dev/null instead? Why do you want to disable it?
On 7/22/2019 11:36 AM, Klimek, Denis via observium wrote: Hey folks,
does anyone know if it's possible to disable the logging which is defined in "includes/defaults.inc.php:#$config['log_file'] = $config['install_dir'] . "/observium.log"?
Mit freundlichem Gruß Stadtwerke Norderstedt
Denis Klimek
Professional Network Engineer IP-Systemtechnik
Tel: 040 / 521 04 - 1049 Mobil: 0151 / 652 219 06
dklimek@stadtwerke-norderstedt.demailto:dklimek@stadtwerke-norderstedt.de www.stadtwerke-norderstedt.dehttp://www.stadtwerke-norderstedt.de/
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Big log files is what log rotation is for :-)
On 7/24/2019 7:56 AM, Klimek, Denis wrote:
It’s causing a lot of write I/O and huge file sizes if you don’t delete it. The idea redirecting it to /dev/null sounds great. I will try that J
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Stadtwerke Norderstedt
*Denis Klimek*
Professional Network Engineer
IP-Systemtechnik
Tel: 040 / 521 04 – 1049
Mobil: 0151 / 652 219 06
dklimek@stadtwerke-norderstedt.de mailto:dklimek@stadtwerke-norderstedt.de
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*Von:*observium [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] *Im Auftrag von *Tom Laermans via observium *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 23. Juli 2019 22:42 *An:* Klimek, Denis via observium *Cc:* Tom Laermans *Betreff:* Re: [Observium] Disable logging on filesystem (/opt/observium/logs/observium.log)
It's not technically possible, unless maybe if you point it at /dev/null instead? Why do you want to disable it?
On 7/22/2019 11:36 AM, Klimek, Denis via observium wrote:
Hey folks, does anyone know if it’s possible to disable the logging which is defined in “includes/defaults.inc.php:#$config['log_file'] = $config['install_dir'] . "/observium.log"? Mit freundlichem Gruß Stadtwerke Norderstedt *Denis Klimek* Professional Network Engineer IP-Systemtechnik Tel: 040 / 521 04 – 1049 Mobil: 0151 / 652 219 06 dklimek@stadtwerke-norderstedt.de <mailto:dklimek@stadtwerke-norderstedt.de> www.stadtwerke-norderstedt.de <http://www.stadtwerke-norderstedt.de/> _______________________________________________ observium mailing list observium@observium.org <mailto:observium@observium.org> http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium
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