File name format for legacy logging

NetBackup legacy logging creates debug log files in the following format:

user_name.mmddyy_nnnnn.log

The following items describe the log file name elements:

user_name

The name of the user in whose context the process runs, as follows:

For UNIX root user, the user_name is root.
For UNIX user other than the root user, the user_name is the user's login ID.
For all users who are part of the Administrator group in Windows, the user_name is ALL_ADMINS.
For Windows user, the user_name is either username@domain_name or username@machine_name.

mmddyy

The month, day, and year on which NetBackup created the log file.

nnnnn

The counter or the rotation number for the log file. When the counter exceeds the setting for number of log files, the oldest log file is deleted.

The MAX_NUM_LOGFILES configuration parameter sets the maximum number of a legacy log file per process.

The retention of all logs files in the legacy debug log directories is managed by using the following options:

Keep logs for days setting of the NetBackup Host Properties Logging dialog box. The default is 28 days.
Keep logs up to size setting of the NetBackup Host Properties Logging dialog box.
The legacy logging settings.

Any mixture of new and old log file names in a legacy debug log directory is managed according to the Keep logs setting and the robust logging settings.

More Information

About limiting the size and the retention of legacy logs

File name format for legacy logging

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