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Bug #9526
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/var/log/nginx/error.log - Never cleared, invisible, always grows until /var overflows :(
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Duplicate
Priority:
Normal
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Target version:
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Start date:
05/15/2019
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Description
SYMPTOMS
- My /var partition overflowed, causing havoc.
- Found a huge /log/nginx/error.log with many weeks of data
ANALYSIS AND IMPACT
This log file is essentially an invisible time bomb for pfSense admins:- It is invisible in the UI
- It is not specifically configured in the nginx conf file (uses default /var/log/nginx/error.log)
- It is not referenced nor cleared by any log rotation
- Status -> System Logs -> Settings -> Reset Log Files does not clear this log
(Thus, NOT true in docs: "Pressing this button will clear log data from all of the logs managed by the pfSense base system.") - It is not cleared on reboot
IOW, this error.log grows ad nauseum until pfSense dies. :(
I'm running 2.4.4p2
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