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Logs

BlueMind keeps log files for each application and usage type.

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It is important to provide for enough disk space to store log and archive files.

Space overload stops new information from being saved into log files and can lead to sluggish, and possibly blocked, services.

There are 3 types of log files:

  • system logs, which rely on log administration mechanisms (rsyslog + logrotate)

  • BlueMind's Java services log, which rely on LogBack

    Track times

    Traces generated by Java in these files are in GMT time.

    In France, for example, in the Europe/Paris time zone, the hours are shifted by 1 hour in winter and 2 hours in summer. To search for events that took place at 3pm, search for :

    • at 2 p.m. from late October to late March
    • at 1 p.m. from late March to late October
  • logs internal to a service, managed via the configuration of this service

The length of retention depends on how these log management mechanisms are configured. Their configuration can be modified to obtain the desired retention time.

Log files

Log files are located in the /var/log file and its subfolders.

ComponentPackage NameLog FileTypeDescription
BlueMind Corebm-core./bm/ :
- core.log
- imap.log
- js.log
- mail-index.log
- pop3.log
- sendmail.log
-slow-call.log

./bm/audit/ :
- audit-calendar\*.log
LogBackBlueMind's main service:
- database content management, implementation of business rules
- IMAP logs per user
- logs of requests made via the web interface
- indexing of mails during execution of reindexing tasks
- POP3 logs per user
-Mails sent
- requests that took more than 200 ms to execute.

Audit:
- Traces actions performed within the calendar specified in the file name: audit-calendar: "calendar name": "user uid".log
PostfixpostfixRedHat: ./maillog

Debian/Ubuntu:
- ./mail.err
- ./mail.info
- ./mail.log
- ./mail.warn
SystemPostfix forwarding service which sends emails to recipients' mailbox or server.
Mailbm-webmail./bm-webmail :
- errors
LogBack* errors from the webmail service (Round Cube).
- tracks all sent messages as well as rules applied to these messages (alias, redirection, etc.).
Synchronisation EASbm-eas./bm-eas/eas.logLogBackTraces operations to and from EAS-connected mobile devices.
Please note that logs for each synchronization queue are stored in separate files, to facilitate analysis of bugs or inappropriate behavior.
Mapibm-mapi./bm-mapi/mapi.log
./bm-mapi/requests.log
LogBackGeneral log of the mapi service
Activity log
For more detailed information, consult the dedicated page on Troubleshooting with Outlook.
Identificationbm-node./bm-node/node.logLogBackService enabling the BM-Core server to perform system operations on BlueMind architecture nodes.
The log file tracks commands executed.
BlueMind web serverbm-webserver./bm-webserver/ :
- dav.log
- js-errors.log
- setup.log
- webserver.log
LogBackDirectory containing log files generated by the webserver service.
- calendar synchronization.
- synchronization via caldav/carddav
- JS errors on web applications
- BlueMind upgrades
Tikabm-tika./bm-tika/tika.logLogBackExtraction of metadata and data from documents to populate the ES index.
Traces extraction errors in the information to be indexed.
PHP FPMbm-php-fpm./bm-php-fpm:
- bm-php-fpm.log
- slow.log
LogBackPHP interpreters.
The slow.log file contains PHP requests lasting more than 15 s.
ElasticSearchbm-elasticsearch./bm-elasticsearchInternalElasticSearch service logs.
The *_slowlog.log files contain slow requests.
⚠️ Any log configuration changes made to this service may be lost when BlueMind is upgraded.
Milterbm-milter./bm-milter/milter.logLogBackSMTP analysis and modification of emails.
YSNPbm-ysnp./bm-ysnp/ysnp.logLogBackService that allows Postfix or Cyrus to obtain or verify data with BlueMind:
- SMTP and IMAP authentication
- ACLs IMAP ACLs resolution
- blocks mail flows when BlueMind is under maintenance or being updated
PostgreSQLbm-postgresql./postgresqlInterne+logrotateDatabase logs PostgreSQL.
You can modify its configuration using the /etc/postgresql/9.6/main/postgresql.conf.local file.
NGinxbm-nginx./nginx :
- access.log
- error.log
- webmail.log
- mail-proxy.log
Interne+logrotateThe NGinx service provides HTTP and HTTPs access to BlueMind.
- access.log contains all HTTP requests and HTTPs made to BlueMind.
- error.log contains all HTTP requests and HTTPs in error or whose return code indicates an error (4xx, 5xx).
- webmail.log contains all HTTP and HTTPs requests made via webmail in error or whose return code indicates an error (4xx, 5xx)
- mail-proxy.log contains IMAP reverse proxy logs

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