docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ops-log.md

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 AyaNova logs important events to the file log-ayanova.txt for troubleshooting purposes.
 
-Every Wednesday it archives the current log file to a numbered archive log file, for example log-ayanova-1.txt, log-ayanova-2.txt etc.
+The log file is archived when it reaches 1mb in size to a rotating set of 9 numbered archive log files, for example log-ayanova-1.txt, log-ayanova-2.txt etc.
-Any log older than 4 weeks is deleted permanently; 4 total logs are kept, which means a total of one month of logs are kept at any given time.
+
+This means there are a total of 10mb of logs kept at any given time.
 
 ## Log path
 
@@ -30,12 +31,12 @@ For example from the command line
 Below are listed the accepted values for log level from highest to lowest. A level logs everything at that level and above.
 So, for example, "Trace" level will log the most and "Fatal" will log the least.
 
-- `Fatal` - Critical errors that prevent AyaNova from running or force it to shut down. This setting results in the least amount of logging.
+-   `Fatal` - Critical errors that prevent AyaNova from running or force it to shut down. This setting results in the least amount of logging.
-- `Error` - Logs all of the above plus errors that AyaNova can recover from and continue to operate.
+-   `Error` - Logs all of the above plus errors that AyaNova can recover from and continue to operate.
-- `Warn` - Logs all of the above plus issues that AyaNova can work around but should be looked into and are warnings to system operators.
+-   `Warn` - Logs all of the above plus issues that AyaNova can work around but should be looked into and are warnings to system operators.
-- `Info` - Default level. Logs all the above levels plus normal behavior in low level of detail. Basic general operations are logged like startup and shutdown, configuration changes etc.
+-   `Info` - Default level. Logs all the above levels plus normal behavior in low level of detail. Basic general operations are logged like startup and shutdown, configuration changes etc.
-- `Debug` - Logs all the above plus every request to the server in detail and information about internal operations.
+-   `Debug` - Logs all the above plus every request to the server in detail and information about internal operations.
-- `Trace` - Logs all the above plus highest level detail of internal program code operations. Useful primarily to AyaNova technical support to troubleshoot a specific issue, but too detailed for normal purposes.
+-   `Trace` - Logs all the above plus highest level detail of internal program code operations. Useful primarily to AyaNova technical support to troubleshoot a specific issue, but too detailed for normal purposes.
 
 ## Troubleshooting logging
 

server/AyaNova/Program.cs

@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ namespace AyaNova
             fileTarget.FileName = Path.Combine(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_LOG_PATH, "log-ayanova.txt");
             fileTarget.Layout = "${longdate}|${uppercase:${level}}|${logger}|${message:exceptionSeparator==>:withException=true}";
             fileTarget.ArchiveFileName = Path.Combine(ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_LOG_PATH, "log-ayanova-{#}.txt");
-            fileTarget.ArchiveNumbering = ArchiveNumberingMode.Date;
+            fileTarget.ArchiveNumbering = ArchiveNumberingMode.Rolling;//so expect to see 1 to 10 or 0 to ten as may be
-            fileTarget.ArchiveEvery = FileArchivePeriod.Wednesday;
+            fileTarget.ArchiveAboveSize = 1000000;//1mb maximum file size  
-            fileTarget.MaxArchiveFiles = 3;
+            fileTarget.MaxArchiveFiles = 9;//max 10 files totalling 10mb, the current log-ayanova.txt and log-ayanova-[0-9].txt
 
             // Step 4. Define rules