On 26 Dec 2014, at 19:38, Kenneth Grome = <ken@webdnasolutions.com> wrote:
WebDNA was originally = created to run on the Mac OS where spaces in
file names were = generally not an issue. This is probably why the
hard-coded = "Email Log.txt" file name was never considered to be = a
problem.
But today, two decades later, logrotate on Ubuntu = 14.04 fails to
rotate this log file, and the only reason I can think = of for this
failure is because there's a space in the file name. = After all,
it works with all the other logs I configured it to = rotate, and
all the others do not have space characters in their = names.
Naturally I'm using quote characters around the path to = this file
in my logrotate script. Theoretically this should = resolve this
issue -- but it does not -- thus I suspect that the = space in the
file name is still causing the problem.
I know I = can create a 'work-around' to this situation, but should
a = work-around really be necessary? After all, practically = all
other server software these days allows the user to = specify
his/her own log file names. Some even allows the use of = variables
so log files will be rotated automatically ...
In my = opinion this could be really use in WebDNA. For example,
let us = specify an email log file name like this in our = prefs:
webdnaMailLog-[date %Y%m%d]
... and it could cause = WebDNA to automatically create a new email
log file every day, with = no other effort required on our part.
Just a thought from someone = who would love WebDNA to become more
user-friendly as it continues to = grow and develop.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year = everyone!
:)
Regards,
Kenneth Grome
WebDNA = Solutions
http://www.webdnasolutions.com
Web Database Systems and = Linux Server = Management
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On 26 Dec 2014, at 19:38, Kenneth Grome = <ken@webdnasolutions.com> wrote:
WebDNA was originally = created to run on the Mac OS where spaces in
file names were = generally not an issue. This is probably why the
hard-coded = "Email Log.txt" file name was never considered to be = a
problem.
But today, two decades later, logrotate on Ubuntu = 14.04 fails to
rotate this log file, and the only reason I can think = of for this
failure is because there's a space in the file name. = After all,
it works with all the other logs I configured it to = rotate, and
all the others do not have space characters in their = names.
Naturally I'm using quote characters around the path to = this file
in my logrotate script. Theoretically this should = resolve this
issue -- but it does not -- thus I suspect that the = space in the
file name is still causing the problem.
I know I = can create a 'work-around' to this situation, but should
a = work-around really be necessary? After all, practically = all
other server software these days allows the user to = specify
his/her own log file names. Some even allows the use of = variables
so log files will be rotated automatically ...
In my = opinion this could be really use in WebDNA. For example,
let us = specify an email log file name like this in our = prefs:
webdnaMailLog-[date %Y%m%d]
... and it could cause = WebDNA to automatically create a new email
log file every day, with = no other effort required on our part.
Just a thought from someone = who would love WebDNA to become more
user-friendly as it continues to = grow and develop.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year = everyone!
:)
Regards,
Kenneth Grome
WebDNA = Solutions
http://www.webdnasolutions.com
Web Database Systems and = Linux Server = Management
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This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to
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Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us
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