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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Log's not updating as expected Post 302966977 by SkySmart on Thursday 18th of February 2016 11:38:05 AM
Old 02-18-2016
when the log of an application, database, or system is not updating as it is known to or expected to given its history, here's what i was hoping you guys would be alluding to:

1. the application that normally logs to that log file is not functioning properly. it is sluggish and most likely to be crashing in the near future.

2. a new change has been applied to the application or database which has caused it to behave different. if you didn't make the change, then, u would want to know about this.

3. a hack attempt. someone hacked into the database, application, system and screwed around with it. this can be linked to 2.

4. a lack of activity could mean some part of a web site is not functioning right. i.e. page not loading, or taking too slow, causing users to give up.


hopefully, these can point you guys in the direction i was thinking. and i'm hoping you can add more or suggest other possible reasons.
 

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CTL_CYRUSDB(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    CTL_CYRUSDB(8)

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NAME
ctl_cyrusdb - perform operations common to all Cyrus databases SYNOPSIS
ctl_cyrusdb [ -C config-file ] -r [ -x ] ctl_cyrusdb [ -C config-file ] -c DESCRIPTION
Ctl_cyrusdb is used to perform various administrative operations on the Cyrus databases. Ctl_cyrusdb reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file unless specified otherwise by -C. The configdirectory option is used to determine the default location of the Cyrus databases. OPTIONS
-C config-file Read configuration options from config-file. -r Recover the databases after an application or system failure. Also performs database cleanup like removing mailbox reservations (and any associated mailbox files). All mailbox files are also checked to make sure the file format matches the configured database type in imapd.conf. If not, the file is automatically converted using the same logic as cvt_cyrusdb. -x Used with -r to recover the database only. (Prevents database cleanup). -c Checkpoint and archive the databases. Changes to the database which are part of committed transactions are written to disk. Also, a hot backup of the databases is made and inactive log files are removed. FILES
/etc/imapd.conf SEE ALSO
imapd.conf(5), cyrmaster(8) CMU
Project Cyrus CTL_CYRUSDB(8)
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