Subj : log rotation?
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Wed Sep 28 2011 09:25:00

Hi! Kurt,

In a message to All you wrote:

 KW> What do you folks do to rotate logs? I'm trying to find the best way
 KW> to manage my server HTTP logs, tosser logs and mailer logs, and would 
 KW> love to find a good way to rotate Radius/Argus's logs.

I use a daily pre-maint process BATch called by Radius, that shuts Radius down 
first using a semaphore and runs this...

-----8<-----C-U-T--H-E-R-E----->8-----
:: Massage the Radius logfiles for later maintenance,
  CD \LogFiles
  REN Zmh_pots.log Mailer0Z.log
  COPY /Y ip_?.log IP_Calls.Log
  FOR %%N IN (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) DO DEL ip_%%N.log
  COPY /Y polls.log+cronapps.log+IP_Calls.Log+traps.log Mailer0X.log
  FOR %%F IN (access_log agent_log binary_log cronapps.log) DO DEL %%F
  FOR %%F IN (ipdaemon.log IP_Calls.Log polls.log traps.log) DO DEL %%F
-----8<-----C-U-T--H-E-R-E----->8-----

The end result is that only two logfiles remain: Mailer0Z.log (analog modem... 
POTS) & Mailer0X.log (all of the IP logs) which can be further manipulated in 
later maintenance using a simple mask "mailer0?.log".

The later maint routines post all logs (mailer, tosser & other tools') to a 
local echo and arcs them up to daily ARJs, and then to a monthly ARJ.  I have 
logs dating back to Dec '98, encompassing software no longer even in use.

After all maintenance tasks are completed, the daily pre-maint process BATch 
re-starts Radius.  The whole thing, pre-processing & maint, takes between three 
& four minutes with the average at three and an half.

Cheers,
Paul.

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