Config Options for Messaging Server 4.x
Settings related to logs
hazel
last updated: March 15, 1999




Config Options Index
 

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Does it require server restart to take effect?
Can it be changed while server is running?



Settings related to logs (13 sections)

logifle.default is used by stored and the command line utilities
logfile.admin is used by the Netscape Administration Server and Console
logfile.http is used by the http daemon
logfile.imap is used by the imap daemon
logfile.pop is used by the pop daemon
logfile.smtp is used by the smtp daemon

logfile.*.buffersize
(logfile.admin.buffersize, logfile.default.buffersize, logfile.http.buffersize, logfile.imap.buffersize, logfile.pop.buffersize, logfile.smtp.buffersize )

Description: size of log buffers in bytes. This value is not used at this time.  There's no reason to change it from the default.

Default value: 0
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes
 

logfile.*.expirytime
(logfile.admin.expirytime, logfile.default.expirytime, logfile.http.expirytime, logfile.imap.expirytime, logfile.pop.expirytime, logfile.smtp.expirytime)

Description: How long a log file is kept, in seconds.

Default value:  604800
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

logfile.*.flushinterval
(logfile.default.flushinterval, logfile.http.flushinterval, logfile.imap.flushinterval, logfile.pop.flushinterval, logfile.smtp.flushinterval)

Description: interval for flushing buffers to log files, in seconds. This value is not used at this time.  There's no reason to change it from the default.

Default value:  60
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

logfile.*.logdir
(logfile.admin.logdir, logfile.default.logdir,  logfile.http.logdir, logfile.imap.logdir,  logfile.pop.logdir,  logfile.smtp.logdir )

Description: directory path for log files.

Default value:  60
Flags: none
Syntax: INSTANCEDIR/xxx, to make it relative to instance directory.
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

logfile.*.loglevel
(logfile.admin.loglevel, logfile.default.loglevel, logfile.http.loglevel, logfile.imap.loglevel, logfile.pop.loglevel, logfile.smtp.loglevel)

Description: level of activity to be recorded by logs. Nolog will log no activity.  Of the other options, Emergency is the least verbose, Debug is the most verbose.  For more information about these options, please see Chapter 11 of the Administrator's Guide, Logging and Log Analysis.

Default value:  Notice
Flags: none
Syntax: One of: Nolog, Emergency,  Alert, Critical,  Error, Warning,  Notice, Information, Debug.
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

logfile.*.logtype
(logfile.admin.logtype, logfile.default.logtype, logfile.http.logtype, logfile.imap.logtype, logfile.pop.logtype, logfile.smtp.logtype)

Description: logfile type.  NscpLog is the only acceptable value.

Default value:  NscpLog
Flags: MSG_READONLY (means it is not safe to change this while the server is running)
Syntax: NscpLog
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? no

logfile.*.maxlogfiles
(logfile.admin.maxlogfiles, logfile.default.maxlogfiles, logfile.http.maxlogfiles,  logfile.imap.maxlogfiles,  logfile.pop.maxlogfiles,  logfile.smtp.maxlogfiles)

Description: maximum number of logfiles

Default value:  10
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

logfile.*.maxlogfilesize
(logfile.admin.maxlogfilesize, logfile.default.maxlogfilesize, logfile.http.maxlogfilesize, logfile.imap.maxlogfilesize, logfile.pop.maxlogfilesize, logfile.smtp.maxlogfilesize)

Description: maximum size of each log file, in bytes.
 

Default value:  2097152
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

logfile.*.maxlogsize
(logfile.admin.maxlogsize, logfile.default.maxlogsize, logfile.http.maxlogsize, logfile.imap.maxlogsize, logfile.pop.maxlogsize, logfile.smtp.maxlogsize)

Description: maximum size of all log file, in bytes.

Default value:  20971520
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

logfile.*.minfreediskspace
(logfile.admin.minfreediskspace, logfile.default.minfreediskspace,  logfile.http.minfreediskspace, logfile.imap.minfreediskspace, logfile.pop.minfreediskspace, logfile.smtp.minfreediskspace)

Description: minimum amount of free disk space that must be available for logging, in bytes

Default value:  5242880
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

logfile.*.rollovertime
(logfile.admin.rollovertime, logfile.default.rollovertime, logfile.http.rollovertime, logfile.imap.rollovertime, logfile.pop.rollovertime, logfile.smtp.rollovertime)

Description: interval between log file rollovers, in seconds.

Default value:  86400
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

logfiles.*.alias
(logfiles.admin.alias, logfiles.default.alias, logfiles.http.alias, logfiles.imap.alias, logfiles.pop.alias, logfiles.smtp.alias)

Description: Do not change these values.  They are related to the display of the Messaging Server logfiles in the Netscape Console.

Default value:  |logfile|*   For example, |logfile|admin, |logfile|default, etc.
Flags: none
Syntax: What are the options here?
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.smtp.<module-name>.log
(service.smtp.mailbox-deliver.log, service.smtp.prog-deliver.log, service.smtp.smtp-accept.log, service.smtp.smtp-deliver.log, service.smtp.smtp-router.log, service.smtp.unix-deliver.log)

Description: Logging for individual modules that process mail.  For more information on the modules, please see the Administrator's Guide.

Default value:  no
Flags: none
Syntax: one of: no, yes.
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: none
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes