Logging without clog

[RybL]

Hi,

I would like to keep all log files on the pfsense server.

Unfortunatly clog overwrites the entries regularly or after a reboot.

Is it possible to deactivate clog somehow or to increase size of the cirular log files?

Thanks!

[jimp]

Not easily, but it can be done. You can edit the file that generates our syslog.conf and remove the % from the start of each log file. That will use plain text instead of clog.

[RybL]

Thank you for the answer.

Which file do I have to edit exactly.
I'm not very familiar with the system.

[jimp]

It would be in /etc/inc/system.inc

[Leiste]

Hi,
I'm also interested in holding the logs.
I had a look at the system.inc and I'm just finding this %-sign:

$clog_log = "%";

What should we put in instead of the % - or schould we just delete?

Thanks,

Leiste

[jimp]

Just remove it. Without the % it logs to just normal plain text files.

Be aware, you will have to monitor the logs and either rotate them manually or setup an automated process.