MinimServer log not cleared

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(26-10-2013 14:04)DavidHB Wrote:  I am running MinimServer on my ReadyNAS Duo v2, with the usual control through MinimWatch on my PC.

I use the MinimServer log routinely to identify and trace metadata problems, and very useful it is too. When I fix a problem, I clear the log and restart MinimServer to check that the fix has worked. When I restart, the old entries from the log reappear (though from the latest stop and restart entries I can distinguish between previous and current error entries).

If I reboot the NAS, the log is cleared for the restart of MinimServer. It could be that the log would be cleared if I restarted MinimServer from the ReadyNAS Dashboard, but with the latest software (RAIDiator 5.3.8) I haven't found a way to do this.

Should MinimServer be clearing the log completely when instructed to do so from MinimWatch?

David

Hi, MinimServer will clear/create a new log file only when the MinimServer instance ist closed/started, but not when MinimServer is restarted from MinimWatch. I agree that this is somewhat confusing and I think that a rotating log with an adjustable size would be a better approach.

The MinimServer instance can be closed from MinimWatch, but it can be started only from the ReadyNAS interface. I don't own a ReadyNAS, so I unfortunately can't help you with this.

An other option would be to open the log window, clear the log window, keep the log window open and restart MinimServer from MinimWatch. Keeping the log window open is important because the 'clear' button does just clear the log window, but does not delete the log entries.