This looks like a dirty shutdown. In general, rsyslog cleans up when processing completes. Do you have a .qi file inside that directory? Absence of a .qi file - when the instance is not running - is indication of an issue during shutdown.
Rainer > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:rsyslog- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Marc Schiffbauer > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [rsyslog] rsyslog 4.5.x queue file cleanup? > > Hello all, > > I am running a rsyslog server version 4.5.2 > > I tested the message queuing capabilities recently and noticed that > queue > files do not get cleaned up. Evertime rsyslog has to spool something > (e.g. > when the database server ist stopped) it creates new spoolfiles so the > spool > area will grow over time. > > Is this a bug or how can I handle those old queue files? > > This is the relevant part from my config: > > # enable message spooling > $WorkDirectory /data/syslog-spool # default location for work (spool) > files > $ActionQueueType LinkedList # use asynchronous processing > $ActionQueueFileName dbq # set file name, also enables disk > mode > $ActionResumeRetryCount -1 # infinite retries on insert failure > > > TIA > -Marc Schiffbauer > -- > Senior Consultant :: Solution Architect > IT-Security :: Free Software :: GNU/Linux > MightyCare Solutions GmbH http://www.mightycare.de > Firmenangaben unter http://www.mightycare.de/#/de/impressum/ > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com
