Tilmann,
one way to roll the access log is mentioned in https://openacs.org/forums/message-view?message_id=34256.
Here's my Tcl version:
#
# logroll.tcl.postload - Rolls the server log on the same basis as the access log.
#
# bart.teeuwisse@thecodemill.biz
# Oct 07, 2001
# version 0.1 based on prior work by
# arjun@openforce.net
# May 17, 2001
# version 0.1
#
# Note: This script is for rolling the _server_ log not the _access_ log!
#
# Directions
# ----------
# 1. Set the "ServerLog" in the ns/parameters section and the
# "RollDay", "RollHour", "RollFmt" parameters in the
# ns/server/'yourserver'/module/nslog section of your config file.
#
# 2. Place this script a Tcl directory sourced at server startup
#
# Further Work
# ------------
# - Verify the log got rolled, if not send email
# - Check for disk space
# - scp logs to a remote site(s)
# Roll the server log and give it an extension of the current date and time.
proc roll_server_log {serverlog rollfmt} {
ns_log Notice "logroll.tcl: About to roll server log."
ns_logroll
set date [clock format [clock seconds] -format $rollfmt]
if {[file exists "$serverlog.000"]} {
file rename "$serverlog.000" "$serverlog.$date"
ns_log Notice "logroll.tcl: Just rolled server log into $serverlog.$date"
} else {
ns_log Warning "logroll.tcl: Just rolled server log but couldn't move it to $serverlog.$date"
}
}
# Create argument list
set args [list]
# Find out where the log is stored.
lappend args [ns_config "ns/parameters" ServerLog]
# Roll the log when the access log is being rolled.
set rollday [ns_config "ns/server/[ns_info server]/module/nslog" RollDay]
set rollhour [ns_config -int "ns/server/[ns_info server]/module/nslog" RollHour]
set rollminute 0
# Use the same roll format as the access log.
lappend args [ns_config "ns/server/[ns_info server]/module/nslog" RollFmt]
if {$rollday == "*"} {
# Schedule "roll_server_log" to run at the desired time
ns_schedule_daily $rollhour $rollminute roll_server_log $args
} else {
# Schedule "roll_server_log" to run only on RollDay days.
ns_schedule_weekly $rollday $rollhour $rollminute roll_server_log $args
}
Place this file in /web/'yourserver'/tcl directory, follow the directions in the header and restart the server. Et voila!
/Bart
