Adapter Files; Configuration File - IBM Enterprise Console Manual

Adapter Files

The UNIX log file adapter package consists of the following files:
tecad_logfile.cfg
init.tecad_logfile
tecad_logfile
logfile_gencds
tecad_logfile.baroc
tecad_logfile.cds
tecad_logfile.conf
tecad_logfile.err
tecad_logfile.fmt
log_default.rls
Before you start the event server and UNIX log file adapter, check each adapter file
to determine if it defines the behavior you want from the adapter.

Configuration File

The configuration file defines the behavior of the adapter. The configuration file
can have the common keywords described in "Configuration File" on page 9, as
well as the following custom keywords:
LogSources
The installation script.
The adapter startup and shutdown script. Never stop the adapter
using signals. Use this script to ensure that the syslogd daemon
remains running and functional.
The executable file of the adapter that receives the log information
and transforms it into events.
The executable file that converts a format file to a CDS file.
The BAROC file.
The CDS file. This file is created by running logfile_gencds on the
format file.
The configuration file.
The error file.
The format file.
The default rule file.
Specifies the log files to poll. The complete path to each file must be
specified, and file names must be separated by commas; no spaces or other
separators can be used. A log source need not exist when the adapter is
started; it will be polled when it is created.
If a file truncates while the adapter is active, the adapter automatically
resets its internal pointer to the beginning of the file. If during the polling
interval the file is overwritten, removed, or recreated with more lines than
the previous poll, only the number of lines greater than the previous line
count is read. For example, the file has one line. After the poll interval
elapses, the file is overwritten with two lines. Only the second line is read
on the next polling.
Note: The maximum number of lines that can be concatenated to a log file
is 16 384.
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