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Parameter Description
Valid Values month | week | day | hour | minute
Default Value week
Syntax DirectoryString
Example nsslapd-errorlog-logrotationtimeunit: day
2.3.1.56. nsslapd-errorlog-maxlogsize (Maximum Error Log Size)
This attribute sets the maximum error log size in megabytes. When this value is reached, the error
log is rotated, and the server starts writing log information to a new log file. If nsslapd-errorlog-
maxlogsperdir is set 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 error log.
Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=config
Valid Range -1 | 1 to the maximum 32 bit integer value
(2147483647) where a value of -1 means the log
file is unlimited in size.
Default Value 100
Syntax Integer
Example nsslapd-errorlog-maxlogsize: 100
2.3.1.57. nsslapd-errorlog-maxlogsperdir (Maximum Number of Error Log
Files)
This attribute sets the total number of error logs that can be contained in the directory where the error
log is stored. Each time the error log is rotated, a new log file is created. When the number of files
contained in the error log directory exceeds the value stored on this attribute, then the oldest version
of the log file is deleted. The default is 1 log. If this default is accepted, the server does not rotate the
log, and it grows indefinitely.
If the value for this attribute is higher than 1, then check the nsslapd-errorlog-
logrotationtime attribute to establish whether log rotation is specified. If the nsslapd-
errorlog-logrotationtime attribute has a value of -1, then there is no log rotation. See
Section 2.3.1.54, “nsslapd-errorlog-logrotationtime (Error Log Rotation Time)” for more information.
Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=config
Valid Range 1 to the maximum 32 bit integer value
(2147483647)
Default Value 1
Syntax Integer
Example nsslapd-errorlog-maxlogsperdir: 10