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Bug 1273549 - [RFE] Improve timestamp resolution in logs
Summary: [RFE] Improve timestamp resolution in logs
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: 389-ds-base
Version: 7.0
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: wibrown@redhat.com
QA Contact: Viktor Ashirov
Petr Bokoc
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-10-20 16:47 UTC by Noriko Hosoi
Modified: 2020-09-13 21:18 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version: 389-ds-base-1.3.5.6-1.el7
Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
Increased accuracy of log time stamps This update increases the accuracy of time stamps in Directory Server logs from one second precision to nanosecond precision by default. This enhancement allows for a more detailed analysis of events in Directory Server, and enables external log systems to correctly rebuild and interweave logs from Directory Server. Previously, log entries contained time stamps as shown in the following example: [21/Mar/2016:12:00:59 +1000] conn=1 op=0 BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3 With this update, the same log entry contains a more accurate time stamp: [21/Mar/2016:12:00:59.061886080 +1000] conn=1 op=0 BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3 To revert to the old time stamp format, set the `nsslapd-logging-hr-timestamps-enabled` attribute to `false` in `cn=config`.
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Last Closed: 2016-11-03 20:33:24 UTC
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Github 389ds 389-ds-base issues 1313 0 None None None 2020-09-13 21:18:52 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2016:2594 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: 389-ds-base security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2016-11-03 12:11:08 UTC

Description Noriko Hosoi 2015-10-20 16:47:45 UTC 
This bug is created as a clone of upstream ticket:
https://fedorahosted.org/389/ticket/47982

Increase the resolution of the timestamp from 1 second resolution:

[05/Jan/2015:10:10:07 +0000]

to hundredth or microsecond resolution

[05/Jan/2015:10:10:07.187 +0000]

Reason:

Pulling logs from dirsrv to a centralised log server currently requires using something similar to rsyslog to pull new lines from the dirsrv log and write them to the remote server.  The most common (although not the most up-to-date) method of this is using the rsyslog imfile module which polls the dirsrv log on a set interval.

Even a low load on the dirsrv server can cause multiple log lines to be written every second.  When these lines are pulled by rsyslog and sent to the remote log consolidation server, the ordering of the log lines can be completely lost.

Example:
My development pair of FreeIPA servers can write around 30 log lines with the same date timestamp.  Once these arrive at the log consolidation server, the ordering is completely lost as the resolution goes no further than 1 second.

Issues:
I realise that there are more advanced logging methods available (using inotify in rsyslog 8.something), but RHEL 6 & 7 are 2 of the biggest deployed Linux versions and they are currently pegged at rsyslog-7.4.
Comment 11 Amita Sharma 2016-06-15 07:40:27 UTC 
Build :: 389-ds-base-1.3.5.6-1.el7.x86_64

Issue is fixed, Initial testing passed. Marking the bug as VERIFIED.
Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2016-11-03 20:33:24 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2594.html
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