Re: [Server-devel] [XSCE] Re: Weekly log rotation
Had to take a look at my server to evaluate. The problem is that in
/etc/logrotate.d/ there is a symlink '*' pointing to /usr/share/xs
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:48 AM, Jon Nettleton
jon.nettle...@gmail.comwrote:
Does it work if you run /etc/cron.daily/logrotate by hand as root?
Nope:
[root@schoolserver] ~ cd /etc/cron.daily/
[root@schoolserver] cron.daily ./logrotate
error: failed to open config file *: No such file or directory
error: found error in file *, skipping
So this is weird to see this in there:
[root@schoolserver] ~ ls /etc/cron.daily/
etckeeper logrotate man-db.cron mlocate.cron
[root@schoolserver] cron.daily cat logrotate
#!/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
EXITVALUE=$?
if [ $EXITVALUE != 0 ]; then
/usr/bin/logger -t logrotate ALERT exited abnormally with
[$EXITVALUE]
fi
exit 0
[root@schoolserver] cron.daily whereis logger
logger: /bin/logger /usr/bin/logger /usr/share/man/man1p/logger.1p.gz
And there's nothing here:
[root@schoolserver] ~ ls /etc/cron.weekly/
[root@schoolserver] ~
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:38 AM, Jon Nettleton jon.nettle...@gmail.com
wrote:
What does your /etc/logrotate.conf look like? One option for logrotate
is to only rotate if the logs have reached a certain size.
My understanding was it was supposed to rotate weekly no matter what.
[root@schoolserver] ~ cat /etc/logrotate.conf
# see man logrotate for details
# rotate log files weekly
weekly
# keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
rotate 4
# create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
create
# use date as a suffix of the rotated file
dateext
# uncomment this if you want your log files compressed
#compress
# RPM packages drop log rotation information into this directory
include /etc/logrotate.d
# no packages own wtmp and btmp -- we'll rotate them here
/var/log/wtmp {
monthly
create 0664 root utmp
minsize 1M
rotate 1
}
/var/log/btmp {
missingok
monthly
create 0600 root utmp
rotate 1
}
# system-specific logs may be also be configured here.
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Re: [Server-devel] [XSCE] Re: Weekly log rotation
sorry cramped typing space. There is a symlink of '*' pointing to
/usr/share/xs-config/cfg/etc/logrotate.d/* This must be an error in the
image generation script.
-Jon
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Jon Nettleton jon.nettle...@gmail.comwrote:
Had to take a look at my server to evaluate. The problem is that in
/etc/logrotate.d/ there is a symlink '*' pointing to /usr/share/xs
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:48 AM, Jon Nettleton
jon.nettle...@gmail.comwrote:
Does it work if you run /etc/cron.daily/logrotate by hand as root?
Nope:
[root@schoolserver] ~ cd /etc/cron.daily/
[root@schoolserver] cron.daily ./logrotate
error: failed to open config file *: No such file or directory
error: found error in file *, skipping
So this is weird to see this in there:
[root@schoolserver] ~ ls /etc/cron.daily/
etckeeper logrotate man-db.cron mlocate.cron
[root@schoolserver] cron.daily cat logrotate
#!/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
EXITVALUE=$?
if [ $EXITVALUE != 0 ]; then
/usr/bin/logger -t logrotate ALERT exited abnormally with
[$EXITVALUE]
fi
exit 0
[root@schoolserver] cron.daily whereis logger
logger: /bin/logger /usr/bin/logger /usr/share/man/man1p/logger.1p.gz
And there's nothing here:
[root@schoolserver] ~ ls /etc/cron.weekly/
[root@schoolserver] ~
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:38 AM, Jon Nettleton
jon.nettle...@gmail.com wrote:
What does your /etc/logrotate.conf look like? One option for
logrotate is to only rotate if the logs have reached a certain size.
My understanding was it was supposed to rotate weekly no matter what.
[root@schoolserver] ~ cat /etc/logrotate.conf
# see man logrotate for details
# rotate log files weekly
weekly
# keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
rotate 4
# create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
create
# use date as a suffix of the rotated file
dateext
# uncomment this if you want your log files compressed
#compress
# RPM packages drop log rotation information into this directory
include /etc/logrotate.d
# no packages own wtmp and btmp -- we'll rotate them here
/var/log/wtmp {
monthly
create 0664 root utmp
minsize 1M
rotate 1
}
/var/log/btmp {
missingok
monthly
create 0600 root utmp
rotate 1
}
# system-specific logs may be also be configured here.
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Re: [Server-devel] [XSCE] Re: Weekly log rotation
Ouch.
I was looking at what might go into /etc/logrotate.d but had neglected
to consider a symlink '*'.
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 08:37:31AM +0200, Jon Nettleton wrote:
Had to take a look at my server to evaluate. The problem is that in /etc/
logrotate.d/ there is a symlink '*' pointing to /usr/share/xs
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:48 AM, Jon Nettleton jon.nettle...@gmail.com
wrote:
Does it work if you run /etc/cron.daily/logrotate by hand as root?
Nope:
[root@schoolserver] ~ cd /etc/cron.daily/
[root@schoolserver] cron.daily ./logrotate
error: failed to open config file *: No such file or directory
error: found error in file *, skipping
So this is weird to see this in there:
[root@schoolserver] ~ ls /etc/cron.daily/
etckeeper logrotate man-db.cron mlocate.cron
[root@schoolserver] cron.daily cat logrotate
#!/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
EXITVALUE=$?
if [ $EXITVALUE != 0 ]; then
/usr/bin/logger -t logrotate ALERT exited abnormally with
[$EXITVALUE]
fi
exit 0
[root@schoolserver] cron.daily whereis logger
logger: /bin/logger /usr/bin/logger /usr/share/man/man1p/logger.1p.gz
And there's nothing here:
[root@schoolserver] ~ ls /etc/cron.weekly/
[root@schoolserver] ~
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:38 AM, Jon Nettleton
jon.nettle...@gmail.com wrote:
What does your /etc/logrotate.conf look like? One option for
logrotate is to only rotate if the logs have reached a certain
size.
My understanding was it was supposed to rotate weekly no matter
what.
[root@schoolserver] ~ cat /etc/logrotate.conf
# see man logrotate for details
# rotate log files weekly
weekly
# keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
rotate 4
# create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
create
# use date as a suffix of the rotated file
dateext
# uncomment this if you want your log files compressed
#compress
# RPM packages drop log rotation information into this directory
include /etc/logrotate.d
# no packages own wtmp and btmp -- we'll rotate them here
/var/log/wtmp {
monthly
create 0664 root utmp
minsize 1M
rotate 1
}
/var/log/btmp {
missingok
monthly
create 0600 root utmp
rotate 1
}
# system-specific logs may be also be configured here.
--
James Cameron
http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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[Server-devel] XSCE IRC Scrum Minutes - September 17
Hi all, Apologies for the delay in sending the minutes, we had our second XSCE IRC Scrum this Tuesday/September-17. Here are the highlights: *=This is the rolling agenda document = * https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o6QtzLb6e58YKWqMf_junux2XyBRLFm31un8YLcYslg/edit *=Key highlights/minutes=* *==XSCE-0.4 RC-2 status==* 1. The release-0.4 branch has been created, and builds are being automatically created from git commits Path for rpm packages: http://xsce.activitycentral.com/repos/xsce/release-0.4/RPMS/noarch/ Path for release-0.4 git repository: https://sugardextrose.org/projects/xsce/repository/show?rev=release-0.4 2. RC-2 release is expected this within this week. Get your testing arsenal ready! :-) *==OLPC SF proposal ideas==* 1. There is talk about getting a XSCE-0.4 server running on a trimslice ( http://utilite-computer.com/web/trim-slice) and a cubox-i ( http://cubox-i.com/) for the conference 2. Deployment experiences : Bhagmalpur, Haiti 3. XSCE-0.5 Sprint (in SF and then Malaysia) - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.5/Sprint 4. Sprint location in SF: http://sftechcenter.org/free-meeting-space/ *==Malaysia progress==* In Adam's words, we're still aligning the stars, but for anyone interested in hacking on the server, both the OLPC-SF and Malaysia events will feature XSCE (with hopefully productive hacksprints). Please make your way to either/both of these conference if you can. :-) Also, here's the Malaysia blog which is updated very regularly - http://olpcbasecamp.blogspot.com/ *==Squid caching on AP's in mesh mode==* There has been talk around working with the OpenWRT based SECN firmware for routers. We are exploring whether a wireless mesh network can be deployed, and finding ways in which overall network capacity may be improved. One of the ways to do that is to provide data caching on the Access Points itself. Modern routers have decent amounts of RAM and a USB port (for additional memory), so something like squid might potentially work wonders. Relevant links: http://villagetelco.org/2011/04/small-enterprise-campus-network-secn/ *==XSCE: featured pilot deployments==* One of the fundamental premises behind the XSCE project is engaging the deployment community in every possible step possible. As we move forward, we would REALLY benefit from working with deployments on specific features we are developing. For example, we could really benefit from real world data while refining the mesh networking proposal. This would add value to deployments, in that it will make it much easier and cost effective for them to deploy wireless networking, while still being able to meet performance requirements. The XSCE community is willing to throw it's weight behind supporting deployments' needs if there is a willingness to work together. So, if you're interested, please get in touch :-) *==NYC Sept 21-22 showcase==* XSCE-0.4 RC-2 running on a trimslice will be featured during the NYC Makerfaire event at NYC Sept 21-22. If you're in the area, feel free to drop in and give it a spin. *==XSCE-0.5 dreams==* With the approaching release of 0.4 and upcoming conferences, 0.5 plans are quickly taking shape. Here are some of the things that were suggested: * Basing on Ansible, and providing an admin GUI (through Ajenti) * Passwordless client authentication * Youtube video caching for squid * XSCE as a vnc multicast reflector * Setting up different default configs based hardware heuristics and number of users * Take advantage of crypto hardware if available for https/ssh/vpn * your idea here I think in terms of next steps, we need to get the wiki in shape so these ideas may be properly documented, and a meaningful discussion results. *=Here are the minutes as recorded by the bot=* https://sugardextrose.org/issues/4687 *=Here are the full logs=* https://sugardextrose.org/attachments/3146/schoolserver.2013-09-17-16.04.log.txt Best, Anish ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
