[GNC] Logs.

[John Ralls]

Syslog isn't really appropriate for the transaction logs. They're created as a partial fallback for cases where GnuCash or your computer fails between saves with the XML backend: You can use File>Import>Replay GnuCash .log file... to reinsert any transactions that were created or edited between the last save and the crash. There's really no point to keeping them around and also no point to them at all with a SQL backend which commits all edits (not just transactions) immediately but the transaction logging logic is in a place that can't tell what backend is in use. It's an ancient and somewhat obsolete corner of GnuCash that would have been cleaned up a long time ago had we sufficient resources to do so.

Regards,
John Ralls

> On Jul 27, 2018, at 8:48 AM, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
> 
> You could also create a log directory wherever you store the account book and then periodically dump them in it just to declutter. But then if you set a log TTL GC probably won’t see them to remove the old ones. Personally, I’d prefer if GC used the OS log facilities than the present ‘one big pile along with my files’ method. But I’m sure there is a reason for it.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
>> On Jul 27, 2018, at 2:32 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I am wondering why the log files bother you.  Possibly you have done
>> something like saving the accounts file on the desktop, so you see the log
>> files there.  If so then that is a bad plan.  Instead I suggest making a
>> folder specifically for the accounts file and using File > Save As to save
>> it there.  Then you can leave the log file setting at the default and they
>> will be no bother, but will be there in case you need them.
>> 
>> Colin
>> 
>> On 26 July 2018 at 21:27, varda241--- via gnucash-user <
>> gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> <div>Will try 1 day. Thanks</div><div><br></div>Sent from my Verizon ASUS
>>> tablet
>>> 
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> From:Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU>
>>> Sent:Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:55:44 -0400
>>> To:varda241 via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>>> Cc:David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>,varda241 <varda241 at aol.com>
>>> Subject:Re: [GNC] Logs.
>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> varda241 via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> writes:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> It is not just one or two. There are logs created each time I open the
>>>>> program
>>>> 
>>>> Which "log" are you talking about?
>>>> 
>>>> Are you talking about the transaction logs?
>>>> Or are you talking about the runtime (trace file) logs?
>>>> 
>>>> There is no way to turn off transaction logs -- all you can do is define
>>>> how long they will be kept.  The shortest you can set that to is 1 day.
>>>> If you set it to 0 it will keep them forever.
>>>> 
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>>>> -derek
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