Rotate log based on size and schedule using variables in path and filename

#1 Paul_Thomas 7 years ago

Hi all,

I can...

- rotate log files based on size.

- rotate log files based on size using event fields- such as $Hostname from Syslog

- rotate log files based on size and schedule.

I CANNOT rotate log files based on size and schedule using event fields ! It seems that the Schedule component does not like references to fields.

At end of tether, please help.

ERROR invalid om_file keyword: $newfilepath

Module xm_syslog

</Extension>

Module im_udp

Host 0.0.0.0

Port 514

Exec parse_syslog();

</Input>

Module om_file

$newfilepath = "D:/Test/" + $Hostname + "/" + $SourceName + "/"

$currfilename = strftime(now(), "%Y%m%d") + ".current"

File $newfilepath + $currfilename

# Check the size of our log file every minute and rotate if it is larger than 1Mb

Every 60 sec

Exec if (out->file_size() >= 1M) \

{ \

$newfilename = $newfilepath + strftime(now(), "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S") + ".s"); \

out->rotate_to($newfilename); \

}

</Schedule>

CreateDir TRUE

</Output>

Path in => out

</Route>

Thanks in advance. Paul

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#2 b0ti Nxlog ✓ 7 years ago

#1 Paul_Thomas

Hi all, I can... - rotate log files based on size. - rotate log files based on size using event fields- such as $Hostname from Syslog - rotate log files based on size and schedule. I CANNOT rotate log files based on size and schedule using event fields ! It seems that the Schedule component does not like references to fields. At end of tether, please help. ERROR invalid om_file keyword: $newfilepath <Extension syslog> Module xm_syslog </Extension> <Input in> Module im_udp Host 0.0.0.0 Port 514 Exec parse_syslog(); </Input> <Output out> Module om_file $newfilepath = "D:/Test/" + $Hostname + "/" + $SourceName + "/" $currfilename = strftime(now(), "%Y%m%d") + ".current" File $newfilepath + $currfilename # Check the size of our log file every minute and rotate if it is larger than 1Mb <Schedule> Every 60 sec Exec if (out->file_size() >= 1M) \ { \ $newfilename = $newfilepath + strftime(now(), "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S") + ".s"); \ out->rotate_to($newfilename); \ } </Schedule> CreateDir TRUE </Output> <Route 1> Path in => out </Route> Thanks in advance. Paul

The <Schedule> block is not triggered/evaluated in the context of an event record, thus you cannot use fields there. You should use module variables instead.