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New System Log File Default Limits

The default behavior for service system logging has changed. Before this release, the size of the system logs for CA Clarity PPM services (for example, the app-system.log) grew continuously unless manual intervention occurred.

As of this release, the default behavior is to restrict the log file size for all service system log files to 5 MB and to keep five rolling logs (for example, app-system.log, app-system.log.1, and so on).

Upgrade Actions: None. The default settings are automatic.

You can change the default settings, to customize the size and number of log files.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to Clarity System Administration.
2. Open Home, and click Servers.
3. Click the Properties icon for the server to edit log information.
4. Click the Logs tab.
5. Click the Edit Configuration subtab.
6. In the System Logging section, complete the following fields:

   Maximum number of system logs (per service)

   Indicates the number of files to keep for each service. Changing this value requires restarting the services. The default value is five.

   Maximum size of each system log

   Indicates the size of the system log files for each service in megabytes. Changing this value requires restarting the services. The default value is 5 MB.

7. Save the changes.
8. Restart the affected services.