NetWorker: How to set the log rollover/truncation time

Summary: NetWorker: How to set the log rollover or truncation time.

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Symptoms

Need to set the NetWorker logs to rollover daily, rather than allowing them to grow.

Cause

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Resolution

Run nsradmin on the server:
 

nsradmin -p nsrexecd -s localhost

NetWorker administration program.
Use the "help" command for help, "visual" for full-screen mode.
nsradmin> p type: NSR log



Current settings:
                 

       type: NSR log;
               administrator: root, "user=root,host=server.domain.com";
                       owner: NMC Log File;
             maximum size MB: 2;
            maximum versions: 10;
        runtime rendered log: ;
    runtime rollover by size: Disabled;
    runtime rollover by time: Disabled;
                        name: gstd.raw;
                    log path: /opt/lgtonmc/logs/gstd.raw;

                        type: NSR log;
               administrator: root, "user=root,host=server.domain.com ";
                       owner: NetWorker;
             maximum size MB: 2;
            maximum versions: 10;
        runtime rendered log: ;
    runtime rollover by size: Disabled;
    runtime rollover by time: Disabled;
                        name: daemon.raw;
                    log path: /nsr/logs/daemon.raw;



To update the time:

nsradmin> update  runtime rollover by time: "17:00"
    runtime rollover by time: "17:00";
Update? y
updated resource id 14.0.236.7.47.0.0.0.11.30.125.83.192.168.123.102(3)
    runtime rollover by time: "17:00";
Update? y
updated resource id 13.0.236.7.47.0.0.0.11.30.125.83.192.168.123.102(3)
nsradmin>



 

Additional Information

The actual time the logs rotate may be up to an hour after the time specified, because the log rotate time is checked hourly after NetWorker start.
Therefore, in the above example, of NetWorker started at say hh:35, the log rotation occurs at 17:35 daily.

Affected Products

NetWorker

Products

NetWorker
Article Properties
Article Number: 000052666
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 10 Apr 2025
Version:  5
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