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| eai143 |
 Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject: Changing log files directory. |
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Hi,
I want to change the log files directory to some other location in the system. How to do it?
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:19 am Post subject: |
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AFAIK the log path is fixed when the queue manager is created. So you need to save the queue manager settings & delete/redefine.
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| sebastianhirt |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:27 am Post subject: |
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dunno whether this is supported, but one could stop the queue manager, change the the log path in qm.ini, move the files and restart the queue manager.
But, that's on your own risk, and I would strongly suggest to do a backup before, and try on test first. |
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:54 am Post subject: |
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| sebastianhirt wrote: |
dunno whether this is supported, but one could stop the queue manager, change the the log path in qm.ini, move the files and restart the queue manager.
But, that's on your own risk, and I would strongly suggest to do a backup before, and try on test first. |
It's not supported, it may well work but your first mistake would probably be your last! 
I try not to perpetuate potentially dubious dodges (no matter how useful) and preach the supported path of virtue.
Also on v6 I believe qm.ini has migrated into the Windows Registry, and editing that adds a whole new level of danger to the process..... 
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| eai143 |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:11 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply.
Can I change the Queue managers and logs path in the registry.
Will be any problem, if I do so?
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| eai143 |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:17 am Post subject: |
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Iam workin on Windows and MB V5.
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:21 am Post subject: |
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| eai143 wrote: |
Can I change the Queue managers and logs path in the registry.
Will be any problem, if I do so?
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I would NEVER change any registry setting unless absolutely certain of what I was doing and had total confidence of the effects.
Or put simply, never. You can't have that level of confidence in the wretched software.
If you've got MBv5, which MQ are you running? Prior to v6 I believe that the qm.ini file exists and you could make the change sebastianhirt referred to.
I would still council the supported method. But that's just me.
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| eai143 |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:37 am Post subject: |
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Iam workin on MQ V5.3.
I want ot change the MB and MQ logs location.
So,can I change in qm.ini file?
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:46 am Post subject: |
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Again, yes but I wouldn't recommend it for MQ.
MB maintains it's logs separately so a change to qm.ini will not affect it. I don't believe there's an equivalent for qm.ini for MB; the logging is separate and works differently.
Check the product admin guides for detailed information.
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| wschutz |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:06 am Post subject: |
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| eai143 wrote: |
I want ot change the MB and MQ logs location.
So,can I change in qm.ini file?
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Are you referring to "recovery logs" or "human readable error logs"?
There are no "recovery logs" for broker ....
For MQ, you can't change the location of "human readable error logs", it's fixed.
For Broker, its controlled by syslog.conf ....
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| tleichen |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:49 am Post subject: |
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At the risk of sounding nosey, is there a real good reason for ever wanting to do this? Just curious...
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:56 am Post subject: |
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You might want to point the files to an area with more space, where the current position has a number of applications diminisishing free space.
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: |
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| tleichen wrote: |
| At the risk of sounding nosey, is there a real good reason for ever wanting to do this? Just curious... |
Or did you mean "why would you not use the supported method"? 
I'm the wrong person to ask, but if you had your back to the wall space wise you might consider an edit.
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| eai143 |
| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hi everybody,
I want to give permissions to one location where the users can read the logs.So I want to change the location of log files.
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:05 am Post subject: |
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| eai143 wrote: |
I want to give permissions to one location where the users can read the logs.So I want to change the location of log files.
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Why would anybody other than an MQ administrator want or need to view the logs??
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