Changing the Log File Location

By default, Loftware Enterprise SP application log files are located on the Loftware Application Server in the <LOFTWARE_HOME>\product\logs folder. To optimize storage, security, or performance, you might want to change the location of the Loftware Enterprise SP application log files.

Note: <LOFTWARE_HOME> represents the folder on the Loftware Application Server in which the Loftware Enterprise SP application is installed. For example, in Windows Server this might be C:\Loftware\Spectrum\Spectrum, and in Linux this might be /opt/loftware/spectrum/Spectrum. Although procedures in this documentation typically use backslashes in operating system paths, you should use forward slashes if required by your operating system.

1. On the Loftware Application Server, navigate to the following folder:
   <LOFTWARE_HOME>\product\conf
   
2. Open the custom_log4j2.xml file in a text editor. If that file does not exist, open the log4j2.xml file.
3. Find the log directory property:

   <Property name="LOG_DIR">${sys: catalina.base}/logs</Property>

4. Change the log directory property to specify the location where you want the log files to be stored on the Loftware Application Server.

   <Property name="LOG_DIR">${sys: catalina.base}/<custom_location></Property>

   Example

   <Property name="LOG_DIR">${sys: catalina.base}/loftware-logs</Property>

5. Save and close the file. After one minute, the Loftware Application Server starts outputting log files to the location you specified.
6. Move the existing files in the default log file directory (<LOFTWARE_HOME>\product\logs) to the new location.

   Note: You might need administrator permissions to move certain files.

7. You can confirm that the logs are no longer accessible by going to https://spectrum-server/logs/spectrum.log. If the page loads with a "Page not found" error, the logs have been successfully removed. If the page still appears, try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page.