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[McIDAS #BUT-351432]: How do I keep McIDAS-XCD message logs out of /var/log/messages?

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  • Subject: [McIDAS #BUT-351432]: How do I keep McIDAS-XCD message logs out of /var/log/messages?
  • Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:26:09 -0600
Hi Gilbert,

re: -filelog flag for xinetd; logging would likely be as 'root'

> I don't know how this could be a problem, but if it is...if it isn't
> broke, don't break it. :-)

Sage advice!

> I thought that they, by default, went to
> /home/ldm/logs anyway in a file called mcidas.log. It's actually there,
> written as a zero-length file, dated September 11.

If you are referring to logging of ADDE access, then the logging by the
McIDAS side of things is done in a file called SERVER.LOG _if_ the 'mcadde'
environment as ADDE_LOGGING turned on (i.e., the ADDE_LOGGING environment
variable defined).  I believe that I setup all of the weather machines
to locate SERVER.LOG in ~ldm/logs.  I also believe that I setup all of
your machines to rotate these log files every week on Saturday night:

<as 'ldm' on weather>
ls -alt logs/SERVER*
ls: unparsable value for LS_COLORS environment variable
-rw-rw-rw- 1 ldm    users 15880192 2007-09-24 11:21 logs/SERVER.LOG
-rw-r--r-- 1 mcadde users  6609920 2007-09-15 00:00 logs/SERVER.LOG.1

crontab -l | grep SERVER
# McIDAS ADDE Remote Server Logging
1 0 * * 6 bin/newlog logs/SERVER.LOG 3; chmod 666 logs/SERVER.LOG

By the way, you can use the McIDAS application ADDEINFO to get a listing
of ADDE activity on your machine(s):

<as 'mcidas' on weather>
cd $MCDATA

addeinfo.k
ADDEINFO: Start
ADDE Cumulative Totals: 2007258.050101 - 2007267.162401
IP                Bytes Sent  Client Name
-----------------+-----------+--------------------------------
131.156.8.47        2.53D+09  weather.admin.niu.edu
-----------------+-----------+--------------------------------
All                 2.53D+09   62048
ADDEINFO: Done

You can get more information on what can be listed from ADDEINFO using
the McIDAS HELP facility:

<as 'mcidas'>
cd $MCDATA
help.k ADDEINFO

I don't know what the file 'mcidas.log' is.  I don't believe that I have
ever logged anything into a file named that.  For McIDAS scouring I
use the name mcscour.log...

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: BUT-351432
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed