topic TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG file gorwiing too big in Operating System - OpenVMS

TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG file gorwiing too big

A.W.R — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:05:03 GMT

Hi,

We use FTP a lot on our OpenVMS system, and the TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG file grows extremely large. Is it possible to create a new version of this file without having to shutdown the whole server?

The file TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG is in the directory sys$sysdevice:[tcpip$ftp.

Thanks

Andrew

Re: TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG file gorwiing too big

Steven Schweda — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:39:22 GMT

Re: TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG file gorwiing too big

Steven Schweda — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:55:26 GMT

Re: TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG file gorwiing too big

Hoff — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:37:12 GMT

>SYS$SYSDEVICE:[TCPIP$FTP]TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG
>This log file contains an abbreviated dialog of each new connection process. It is created by each new invocation of the server and is accessible only after an ongoing connection times out or after being closed by the user.

Ensure the TCPIP$FTPD_IDLETIMEOUT logical name is not set to a large value. Preferably, leave it at the default.

Re: TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG file gorwiing too big

John Gillings — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:12:28 GMT

Something TCPIP engineering have never fixed. Log file management. Please complain. Maybe if they get enough requests they'll pull their finger out and make the relatively trivial code changes to be able to say "please close and open a new log file" without disrupting service. A very odd omission for what's supposed to be a high availablility product.