[GH-ISSUE #4751] [Bug]: rustserver-game.log is not getting rotated #2949

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opened 2026-02-27 03:06:28 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-27 03:06:28 +03:00

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Originally created by @wrecktify on GitHub (Jan 19, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/4751

User story

As a server owner, I want the log files to rotate, just like the console & script folders so that I can access previous logs and it doesnt get overwritten.

Game

Rust

Linux distro

Ubuntu 24.04

Command

command: start

Further information

On a fresh server install, there is only rustserver-game.log. Every time the server restarts, it just overwrites this file, and does not produce a rotating log.

Someone in LGSM support showed this line of code, which shows only unreal2 will rotate log files.

Relevant log output

None, it is just the  rustserver-game.log being overwritten anytime.  If you need more log output please let me know.

Steps to reproduce

Install Rust server
Start server
Stop Server
Start server

There will always be only 1 rustserver-game.log file and it never rotates.

Originally created by @wrecktify on GitHub (Jan 19, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/4751 ### User story As a server owner, I want the log files to rotate, just like the console & script folders so that I can access previous logs and it doesnt get overwritten. ### Game Rust ### Linux distro Ubuntu 24.04 ### Command command: start ### Further information On a fresh server install, there is only rustserver-game.log. Every time the server restarts, it just overwrites this file, and does not produce a rotating log. Someone in LGSM support showed this line of code, which shows only unreal2 will rotate log files. ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6c78a53f-8c8e-4df7-8bae-f41702492db3) ### Relevant log output ```shell None, it is just the rustserver-game.log being overwritten anytime. If you need more log output please let me know. ``` ### Steps to reproduce Install Rust server Start server Stop Server Start server There will always be only 1 rustserver-game.log file and it never rotates.

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kerem commented

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@wrecktify commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2025):

I updated the script manually to:

        # Log rotation.
        fn_script_log_info "Rotating log files"
        if [ "${engine}" == "unreal2" ] && [ -f "${gamelog}" ]; then
            mv "${gamelog}" "${gamelogdate}"
        elif [ "${engine}" == "unity3d" ] && [ -f "${gamelog}" ]; then
            mv "${gamelog}" "${gamelogdate}"
        fi
        if [ -f "${lgsmlog}" ]; then
            mv "${lgsmlog}" "${lgsmlogdate}"
        fi
        if [ -f "${consolelog}" ]; then
            mv "${consolelog}" "${consolelogdate}"
        fi

and it works now as expected.

@wrecktify commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2025): I updated the script manually to: ``` # Log rotation. fn_script_log_info "Rotating log files" if [ "${engine}" == "unreal2" ] && [ -f "${gamelog}" ]; then mv "${gamelog}" "${gamelogdate}" elif [ "${engine}" == "unity3d" ] && [ -f "${gamelog}" ]; then mv "${gamelog}" "${gamelogdate}" fi if [ -f "${lgsmlog}" ]; then mv "${lgsmlog}" "${lgsmlogdate}" fi if [ -f "${consolelog}" ]; then mv "${consolelog}" "${consolelogdate}" fi ``` and it works now as expected.

kerem referenced this issue

2026-02-27 03:06:30 +03:00

[GH-ISSUE #4763] [Server Request]: Team Fortress 2 Classified #2955

kerem referenced this issue

2026-02-27 04:54:07 +03:00

[PR #3923] [CLOSED] feat(newserver): Team Fortress 2 Classic #4167