Adrien, /var/log generally belongs to syslog (in the generic sense; most systems have a better facility these days). It is also generally not user-readable, never mind writable.
Yes, you get it right. They're not really log files. The trace file is the real log file. Regards, John Ralls > On Jul 27, 2018, at 10:13 AM, Adrien Monteleone > <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > Thanks for the explanation. I wasn’t referring so much to syslog facility (my > poor word choice) but to the /var/log, ~/Library/Logs, %AppData% locations > for storing them. > > So if I get this right, they’re just for replaying from last crash, which of > course would be after the last open, so previous logs from previous sessions > are pointless then? (you wouldn’t need to replay a successfully closed > session that is) > > Regards, > Adrien > >> On Jul 27, 2018, at 11:51 AM, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: >> >> 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.montele...@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 <clan...@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@gnucash.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> <div>Will try 1 day. Thanks</div><div><br></div>Sent from my Verizon ASUS >>>>> tablet >>>>> >>>>> -------- Original Message -------- >>>>> From:Derek Atkins <warl...@mit.edu> >>>>> Sent:Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:55:44 -0400 >>>>> To:varda241 via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >>>>> Cc:David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com>,varda241 <varda...@aol.com> >>>>> Subject:Re: [GNC] Logs. >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> varda241 via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@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. 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