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file Plug-in Module
302 Netscape Certificate Management System Plug-Ins Guide • May 2002
Audit Log Event Listener
The event listener named
Audit
is an instance of the
file
module. Certificate
Management System automatically creates this listener during installation. By
default, the listener is configured as follows:
• The rule is enabled.
• The type is set to log audit messages (
type=audit
).
• The log level for the active log file is set to 1 (
level=Information
).
• Log messages are written to a file named
audit.log
, which is at:
<server_root>/cert-<instance_id>/logs/
maxFileSize
Specifies the file size, in kilobytes (KB), for the active log file; the file will be
rotated when its size reaches or exceeds the specified value. For details, see
“Timing of Log File Rotation” in Chapter 23, “Managing CMS Logs” of CMS
Installation and Setup Guide.
Permissible values: As applicable. The default value is
100
.
Example:
100
rolloverInterval
Specifies the frequency for rotating the active log file; the file will be rotated
when its age is equal to or older than this interval. For details, see “Rotation of
Log Files” in Chapter 23, “Managing CMS Logs” of CMS Installation and Setup
Guide.
Permissible values:
Hourly
,
Daily
,
Weekly
,
Monthly
, and
Yearly
. The
default selection is
Hourly
.
Example:
Weekly
expirationTime
Specifies the interval at which the server should delete the rotated log file; the
file will be deleted when its age is equal to or older than this interval. By
default, the rotated log files are not deleted. For details, see “Timing of Log
File Deletion” in Chapter 23, “Managing CMS Logs” of CMS Installation and
Setup Guide.
Permissible values: An appropriate value in seconds. For example, if you
want the files to be deleted every 30 days, you would type 2592000
(60x60x24x30) seconds.
Example:
2592000
Table 8-2
Description of parameters defined in the file module (Continued)
Parameter Description