IV51862: ASO LOG FILES FILL UP /VAR APPLIES TO AIX 7100-02

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The syslogd setup (/etc/syslog.conf) done by ASO
  misses the files parameter on the rotating logfiles
  ASO does add. Without the files parameter, the
  number of files is unlimited, causing /var to fill
  up as we create a large number of log files.
  

Local fix

• in /etc/syslog.conf add the files parameter to
  the entries for ASO, which are
  aso.notice /var/log/aso/aso.log rotate size 128k time 7d
  aso.info /var/log/aso/aso_process.log rotate size 1024k
  aso.debug /var/log/aso/aso_debug.log rotate size 8m
  compress
  For example:
  aso.notice /var/log/aso/aso.log rotate size 128k files 8
  compress
  ==> gets us 8 files with 128k each
  refresh -s syslogd
  

Problem summary

• ASO may fail to log to the /var/log/aso/aso_debug.log file even
  if the debug_level tunable has been set with asoo.
  

Problem conclusion

• The /var/log/aso/aso_debug.log must be created and an
  up-to-date aso.debug section must be added to /etc/syslog.conf.
  An extra script is needed to undo the changes when rejecting
  the update.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• 6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV57833
  6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV51994
  6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV51994
  6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV51994
  7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV51862
  7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV52718
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  IV51994 IV52718 IV57833

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.1

• Fixed component ID

  5765H4000

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY U862337

     UP14/08/12 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U862337 bos.aso 7.1.2.18