Log File Naming Conventions; Active Log File Naming Convention; Rotated Log File Naming Convention; Buffered Versus Unbuffered Logging - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.0 Installation And Setup Manual

Introduction to Logs

Log File Naming Conventions

All log files created by Certificate Management System use one or the other of two
naming conventions. There is one naming convention for active log files and one
for rotated log files.

Active Log File Naming Convention

All active log files created by Certificate Management System use an identical
naming convention. The name of an active log file is in the form
where
For example, an active error log file would be named

Rotated Log File Naming Convention

All rotated log files created by Certificate Management System use an identical
naming convention. When Certificate Management System rotates an active log
file, it renames the current log file and then creates a new log file with the original
name. The rotated log file is saved with the original file type and an appended
timestamp.
The name of a rotated log file is in the form
components of the filename indicate the following:
•
<log_type>
rotated.
•
timestamp
active log file was rotated. The date and time have the forms YYYYMMDD
(Year, Month, Day) and HHmmSS (Hour, Minute, Second), in that order.
For example, an error log file rotated on July 28, 1998 at 12:36:24 would be named
error.19980728123624
time: the number of seconds since midnight January 1, 1970.

Buffered Versus Unbuffered Logging

Certificate Management System supports buffered logging for all three types of
logs—system, error, and audit. You can choose to configure the server for either
buffered or unbuffered logging (see "Configuring CMS Logs" on page 753).
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specifies the log file type—whether it is system, error, or audit.
<log_type>
specifies the log file type—system, error, or audit—that has been
is a large integer that indicates the date and time the corresponding
. Note that the timestamp is expressed in standard Unix
<log_type>.log
.
error.log
<log_type>.timestamp
,
, where the