[GH-ISSUE #2930] Blacklist log directores from getting log purged #2090

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opened 2026-02-27 03:00:48 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 03:00:48 +03:00

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Originally created by @godrider on GitHub (Jun 17, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/2930

User Story

As a server administrator, I want be able to choose and blacklist log directories from getting log purged.

Basic info

Distro: [Debian 10]
Game: [Multiple]
Function: [Logging]
LinuxGSM version: [v20.3.3]

Further Information

Similarly to this, I want to prevent certain log directories from getting log purged after log files older than X days will be automatically deleted. This new feature prevents important data, residing in these directories, from getting deleted out of the user's hands. Think of chat logs, plugin error information, general plugin information.

Example:

## Logging | https://docs.linuxgsm.com/features/logging
consolelogging="on"
logdays="7"
# Do not delete logs from the following directories
blacklist="${commonsourcelogs}; ${sourcemodlogdir}"

The commonsourcelogs and sourcemodlogdir variables are references to the logpaths written in core_log.sh.

Possible Solution

Loop through the user defined blacklist array and check in core_log.sh which directories will be scanned for file deletion.

Originally created by @godrider on GitHub (Jun 17, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/2930 ## User Story As a server administrator, I want be able to choose and blacklist log directories from getting log purged. ## Basic info * **Distro:** [Debian 10] * **Game:** [Multiple] * **Function:** [Logging] * **LinuxGSM version:** [v20.3.3] ## Further Information Similarly to [this](https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/2304#issue-436951410), I want to prevent certain log directories from getting log purged after log files older than X days will be automatically deleted. This new feature prevents important data, residing in these directories, from getting deleted out of the user's hands. Think of chat logs, plugin error information, general plugin information. Example: ``` ## Logging | https://docs.linuxgsm.com/features/logging consolelogging="on" logdays="7" # Do not delete logs from the following directories blacklist="${commonsourcelogs}; ${sourcemodlogdir}" ``` The commonsourcelogs and sourcemodlogdir variables are references to the logpaths written in `core_log.sh`. ## Possible Solution Loop through the user defined blacklist array and check in `core_log.sh` which directories will be scanned for file deletion.

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2026-02-27 03:00:48 +03:00

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@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Jul 9, 2020):

Clearing of logs was added as the log files built up so much that it overloaded some game servers. I don't recommend keeping logs and they should be cleared down after a time. This is standard procedure of Linux logs as well. I recommend setting the log rotation to 30 days if you need to retain them for longer. If you still need them for the long term auditing purposes you should create a backup archive of the logs.

@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Jul 9, 2020): Clearing of logs was added as the log files built up so much that it overloaded some game servers. I don't recommend keeping logs and they should be cleared down after a time. This is standard procedure of Linux logs as well. I recommend setting the log rotation to 30 days if you need to retain them for longer. If you still need them for the long term auditing purposes you should create a backup archive of the logs.

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