Clearing local logs doesn't re-create "latest.log" symlink

[Ben.]

Hi,

With 22.1 we have now this handy symbolic link "latest.log" pointing to the latest logfile.

I just realized though that this symlink is getting removed (and not re-created) when you reset your local log files.

Do others also face this issue or am I just too impatient that it would be re-created once there is the next log entry written?

[franco]

We can change that but what do you use it for? It's not used anywhere in the system except for opnsense-log utility which can only be used manually.


Cheers,
Franco

[Ben.]

Im not sure I understand your question.

Since 22.1 there is the link

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/var/log/system/latest.log which was introduced to make log processing easier, no?
I use this symlink to monitor the system log via monit.

Now if I reset the logs to clear some disk space, this link is removed and monit sends me alerts that the file doesnt exist.
So if the function "clear logfiles" would just recreate the symbolic link, there is no alert in monit.

Does this answer your question?

[franco]

> I use this symlink to monitor the system log via monit.

Ok, you would be the first

GitHub issue in core would be helpful. The symlink is recreated every hour via cron job. The log clear was missed it seems.

This is all good and well... progress.


Cheers,
Franco

[franco]

PS: Reboot or the following command works as well if you can't wait for the cron job...

# configctl syslog archive

[Ben.]

Thanks, good to know.

Maybe I will not remain the first