Server User Manual
Chapter 2. Core Server Configuration Reference
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number of units. The units (day, week, month, and so forth) are given by the nsslapd-auditlog-
logrotationtimeunit attribute. If the nsslapd-auditlog-maxlogsperdir attribute is set to 1,
the server ignores this attribute.
Although it is not recommended for performance reasons to specify no log rotation, as the log
grows indefinitely, there are two ways of specifying this. Either set the nsslapd-auditlog-
maxlogsperdir attribute value to 1 or set the nsslapd-auditlog-logrotationtime attribute to
-1. The server checks the nsslapd-auditlog-maxlogsperdir attribute first, and, if this attribute
value is larger than 1, the server then checks the nsslapd-auditlog-logrotationtime attribute.
See Section 2.3.1.33, “nsslapd-auditlog-maxlogsperdir (Audit Log Maximum Number of Log Files)” for
more information.
Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=config
Valid Range -1 | 1 to the maximum 32 bit integer value
(2147483647), where a value of -1 means
that the time between audit log file rotation is
unlimited.
Default Value 1
Syntax Integer
Example nsslapd-auditlog-logrotationtime: 100
2.3.1.31. nsslapd-auditlog-logrotationtimeunit (Audit Log Rotation Time
Unit)
This attribute sets the units for the nsslapd-auditlog-logrotationtime attribute.
Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=config
Valid Values month | week | day | hour | minute
Default Value week
Syntax DirectoryString
Example nsslapd-auditlog-logrotationtimeunit: day
2.3.1.32. nsslapd-auditlog-maxlogsize (Audit Log Maximum Log Size)
This attribute sets the maximum audit log size in megabytes. When this value is reached, the audit
log is rotated. That means the server starts writing log information to a new log file. If nsslapd-
auditlog-maxlogsperdir to 1, the server ignores this attribute.
When setting a maximum log size, consider the total number of log files that can be created due
to log file rotation. Also, remember that there are three different log files (access log, audit log, and
error log) maintained by the Directory Server, each of which consumes disk space. Compare these
considerations to the total amount of disk space for the audit log.
Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=config