Clicking CNAV Tools, Logs, Log Rotator allows you to access the Log Rotator tool. The Log Rotator allows you to rotate system log files. Specifically, the Log Rotator monitors log files on the system. When a log file becomes too large or too old, the log rotator renames it and saves it on disk for a certain period of time. After that period of time elapses, the rotated log is deleted.
For example, imagine a log file that keeps track of who visits a specific page in CNAV, at what time and date, and from which IP address. After a week, that log file could get pretty large. Still, we don't want to just delete the file because it contains valuable information, both from a usage standpoint and from a security standpoint. So, we add this log to the Log Rotator, specifying that the Log Rotator rotate this log every week, and maintain four archives. That would allow us to always have a month's worth of logs available to us. Each week, the log would be renamed and archived, and a new log file would be started. After 4 weeks, the initial log file would be deleted.
This tool is preloaded with default logs; however, you can add, edit, and delete logs as needed. Logs can be rotated based on dates or sizes, and once rotated appear in the Log Archiver for download or deletion.
The Log Rotator can run independently without maintenance, however it is recommended that system administrators monitor the rotation of logs. Output from the Log Rotator is generated to the C_Log_Tools_Path.
This tool is intended to be used by the system administrator(s) responsible for maintaining CNAV backups and archives.