Logging on Linux and the UNIX system

On hosts running Linux and the UNIX system, DevOps Code ClearCase® server log files are located in the directory /var/adm/devops/clearcase/log.

Log files record error and status information from various server programs and user programs. These files include the following:

abe_log
Used by the audited build executor (abe) during parallel clearmake builds.
albd_log
Used by the albd_server.
db_server_log
Used by the db_server.
error_log
General-purpose error log. Used by user programs such as cleartool.
event_scrubber_log
Used by the event_scrubber program.
export_mvfs_log
Used by the export_mvfs program.
mntrpc_server_log
Used by mntrpc_server program, which performs MVFS mounts requested by cleartool mount.
msadm_log
Used by the DevOps Code ClearCase MultiSite administration server, which handles requests for mastership.
promote_log
Used by the promote_server.
scrubber_log
Used by the scrubber program.
view_log
Used by the view_server.
vob_log
Used by the vob_server.
vob_scrubber_log
Used by vob_scrubber program.
vobrpc_server_log
Used by vobrpc_server.

Log files are ordinary text files. A typical entry includes the date and time of the event, the software module in which the event occurred, the current user, and an event-specific message.

As entries accumulate, log files grow. By default, the scheduler periodically runs a job that renames log files to logfile_name.old and creates empty template files in their place.