Re: Log rotation and management

  • From: "Roman Podshivalov" <roman.podshivalov@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jkstill@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 14:33:17 -0400

AFAIK logrotate is a part of linux distribution and available on other UNIX
platforms. Not sure about windows though.

--romas


On 5/21/08, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> As I now have several eBiz apps systems to care for, I am wallowing
> in a sea of log files.
>
> It seems that every component of apps generates log files, and the
> tend to grow rather quickly, consuming all storage in their path.
>
> This in addition to the regular Oracle log files that accompany Oracle,
> regardless of applications used on the database.
>
> I'm looking for suggestions on a log management tool, something that
> handles truncation, rotation, compression, retention, etc.
>
> This is mainly on Linux, though something that worked on windows also
> would be a nice bonus.
>
> So far I've located one that appears promising, Skulker.  Haven't really
> dug into it yet though.
>
> http://www.linuxha.net/skulker/
>
> Bonus: Skulker is written in Perl.
>
> One other requirement: it must be free, some sort of open source, etc.
>
> What has worked well for you?
>
> --
> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
>

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