syslog files

[ghostraider]

I have some files with the following name format.

syslog.0
syslog.1
syslog.2
    :
syslog.5

Can these files be deleted as they are consuming space. Are these cognos log files?

Thanks

[CognosPolzovatel]

Hello user ghostraider:

Where are these log files located? Are you referring to the c8_location\logs directory? Do you have an audit database setup? In your Cognos Configuration > Logging > File: what do you have setup for "maximum size of log file in MB" and "maximum number of full log files?"

Note:

Maximum size of log file in MB: Specifies the maximum size of the log file in MB. When this limit is exceeded, a new backup file is created. Enter a number between 1 and 50.

Maximum number of full log files: Specifies the maximum number of backup log files. *When the limit is exceeded, the oldest log file is deleted.* Each backup file is created using a sequential file extension. For example, 'filename.1', filename.2'.

Hence, based on your setup, the log files should be cleaning themselves out.

The parameters for these properties depend on your business requirements and what you are interested in tracking/troubleshooting.

Log files are helpful when Cognos issues arise.

[ghostraider]

Hi CognosPolzovatel,

These are not log files. These files were created in the root directory under the folder /var. The log files as you mentioned are in the c8/logs folder. I am not sure how the syslog files are getting created. These files are on our dev server, i will check on prod and let you know if they exist there as well.

Thanks

[CognosPolzovatel]

Yeah, it could possibly be a 'dev' Cognos thing. Because I do not see such files on my production server. Nor do I see a /var directory at the root.

[ghostraider]

Hi CognosPolzovatel ,

My cognos application is on Sun Solaris system. I am not sure if you are using Windows or Unix. But anyways, the syslog files were purely unix log files and aren't related to cognos. Thanks for your time.

[CognosPolzovatel]

I see. Makes sense. I have a Windows environment.