PM80457: SERVER.XML IS NOT HONORING ATTRIBUTES FOR LOGGING TAG

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• maxFiles attributes of logging tags is not propagated properly
  in the server.xml
  
  <logging
  logDirectory="logs_new"
  maxFileSize="100"
  maxFiles="2"
  consoleLogLevel="AUDIT"
  traceSpecification="*=info=enabled"
  traceFormat="ENHANCED"
  />
  
  If I set maxFiles to 2, then in ffdc directory, I see more than
  2 of each log.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Profile configuring          *
  *                  logging.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The maxFiles setting does not appear    *
  *                      to work on FFDC directory files.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When setting the maxFiles attribute, the files in the ffdc
  directory do not appear to adhere to this setting.
  

Problem conclusion

• A correction to the log handlers has been made such that the
  following guidelines are adhered to:
  
  1) A single FFDC file for the same problem occuring in the
  same day.
  
  2) Multiple FFDC files where differing problems occur, the
  number of files does not adhere to the maxFiles property as
  all unique failures are captured for serviceability.
  
  3) The exception_summary logs adhere to the maxFiles property
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.5.0. Please refer to the Recommended Updates page
  for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LIBERTY PROFILE

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0814

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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