How to setup or change log rotate in Bamboo
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Summary
This document will show the steps to configure log rotation and size in Bamboo
Environment
Bamboo 7, 8, and 9
Solution
Bamboo 9
Modify the <bamboo-install>/atlassian-bamboo/WEB-INF/classes/log4j2.properties file and adjust the following properties to change the file size and number of logs to be rotated:
appender.realm.policies.size.size
appender.realm.strategy.max
Where realm can be either:
filelog
accesslog
emergency
filescript
Restart Bamboo to apply the changes
Bamboo 7 and 8
Modify the <bamboo-install>/atlassian-bamboo/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties file and adjust the following properties to change the file size and number of logs to be rotated:
log4j.appender.realm.MaxFileSize
log4j.appender.realm.MaxBackupIndex
Where realm can be either:
filelog
accesslog
emergency
filescript
Restart Bamboo to apply the changes
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