Log files record error and status information from various
server programs and user programs. These files include the following:
- abe_log
- Used by the audited build executor (abe) during
parallel clearmake builds.
- albd_log
- Used by the albd_server.
- db_server_log
- Used by the db_server.
- error_log
- General-purpose error log. Used by user programs such as cleartool.
- event_scrubber_log
- Used by the event_scrubber program.
- export_mvfs_log
- Used by the export_mvfs program.
- install_log
- Used by install_release (installation script).
- lockmgr_log
- Used by the lockmgr program; not used by the
shared memory implementation of the lock manager.
- mntrpc_server_log
- Used by mntrpc_server program, which performs
MVFS mounts requested by cleartool mount.
- msadm_log
- Used by the Rational ClearCase MultiSite® administration server, which handles requests for mastership.
- promote_log
- Used by the promote_server.
- scrubber_log
- Used by the scrubber program.
- view_log
- Used by the view_server.
- vob_log
- Used by the vob_server.
- vob_scrubber_log
- Used by vob_scrubber program.
- vobrpc_server_log
- Used by vobrpc_server.
Log files are ordinary text files. A typical entry
includes the date and time of the event, the software module in which
the event occurred, the current user, and an event-specific message.
As
entries accumulate, log files grow. By default, the scheduler periodically
runs a job that renames log files to logfile_name.old and
creates empty template files in their place.