[Users] Flush old logs

[Eli Mesika]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nicolas Ecarnot" <nicolas at ecarnot.net>
> To: users at ovirt.org
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:21:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Users] Flush old logs
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This is not a serious issue, just a very small pain in the neck, but
> I
> can not get rid of this error message :
> http://www.zimage.fr/photo.php?id=143945
> 
> Amongst 2 other nodes, this node is working very well, it can reboot
> when asked, its network is perfect, it can handle every order I send,
> it
> has registered perfectly.
> 
> I took the time to wait for the monthly flush.
> I also reduced the threshold delay and waited for the cleanup to
> happen.
> 
> So, do I have to dig through the database looking for the precise
> flag
> to update, or is there some more clever way?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> --
> Nicolas Ecarnot

Nicolas
Thanks for your waiting and trying all approaches that should clear this message.
Please open a oVirt bug for that.
If you need to clear this specific message manually, please ping me on the oVirt IRC channel and I will be happy to assist you.
Best Regards
Eli (emesika on teh oVirt channel)

> 
> Le 22/01/2013 10:41, Nicolas Ecarnot a écrit :
> > Hi Eli,
> >
> > Le 22/01/2013 00:13, Eli Mesika a écrit :
> >>> From: "Nicolas Ecarnot" <nicolas at ecarnot.net> To: users at ovirt.org
> >>> Here's a simple question : In the "Alerts" message queue at the
> >>> bottom of the screen, I see an error message dating from two
> >>> weeks
> >>> (about the failure to verify to restart status of a host). I'm
> >>> pretty sure this shouldn't be there anymore, as the power
> >>> management of this host has already been tested and approved many
> >>> times since.
> >>
> >> Hi Nicolas The Alert should be deleted from the Alert View once
> >> you
> >> had succeeded to configure & test it successfully If you only
> >> configure it without testing or test failed, only the Alert saying
> >> that PM is not configured for the Host will be deleted. The
> >> message
> >> you had noted " failure to verify to restart status of a host" is
> >> not
> >> the exact one, can you give please the exact message?
> >
> > "Failed to verify Host xxxxx Restart status, Please Restart Host
> > xxxxx
> > manually."
> >
> > The tests I did on power management, either via the test button, or
> > via
> > some actions, including power up, reboot, are all reacting well.
> >
> > I'm close to think there is actually NO problem, except this old
> > log msg.
> >
> >>> I haven't find any trivial way to flush this message queue, and I
> >>> was wondering whether it was stored in a database?
> >>
> >> Yes, it is stored in the database.
> >>>
> >>> Is there a way to clear these error messages? (Am I right with
> >>> the
> >>> db location?)
> >>
> >> The table holding all those messages is called audit_log, deleting
> >> from this table manually is not recommended. The table has also a
> >> auto-clean mechanism controlled by the AuditLogAgingThreashold
> >> configuration value that is set by default to 30 days. this value
> >> may
> >> be modified using the engine-config tool (requires restart of the
> >> engine to take place)
> >
> > Ok, so either I wait 15 more days for this msg to disapear, either
> > I
> > find the adequate config command line to shorten it, and restart.
> >
> > Ok, this is enough for me. Thank you for your explanation.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Nicolas Ecarnot
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