Can Nextcloud logs be cleared?

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#1

NethServer Version: NethServer release 7.3.1611 (Final)
Module: Nextcloud v12

Hello @dev_team,

In my Nextcloud under the Admin panel > Logging. I’ve set logging to include debug.

Is there a way to clear Nextcloud logs? I’m testing OnlyOffice connecting to my Nextcloud and need to send Logs to OnlyOffice team. Currently my Nextcloud log is very large. I want to clear the log, retest my Nextcloud/OnlyOffice and hopefully capture the necessary errors in the log to send.

Is there a way to clear the log in Nextcloud to reduce the amount of noise/history I currently displayed in logging?

Thank you.

#2

Sorry for late reply. Probably you don’t need it anymore. Anyhow…

Other system logs are rotated using logrotate, but nextcloud.log has not been configured to use it. @greavette, is it worth?, could this be a new feature request for the @dev_team ?

Nextcloud has it’s own log rotation mechanism, handled by the log_rotate_size config parameter, which should serve your purpose.
I have tried it with the default Nethserver Nextcloud package, and the log was not rotated. :cry:

IMO it would be better to rotate the logs rather than clear or delete them. But here are two ways to clear it:

> /var/lib/nethserver/nextcloud/nextcloud.log

or

truncate /var/lib/nethserver/nextcloud/nextcloud.log --size 0
#3

Sorry for the late response, I noticed a while ago that the log is not rotated.

What about adding a logrotate config for it?

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#4

Added to junior job list: https://github.com/orgs/NethServer/projects/1#card-3644347

I think @Sebastian will give it a try next days!

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#5

@greavette @dnutan would you like to try?

#6

In nethserver-testing repo, thanks to @Sebastian:

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