KB-2083 Cleanup script removes archived kdb files when passed option to clean up log files

James Lee — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:12:58 GMT

Current Revision posted to Appian Knowledge Base by James Lee on 2/25/2020 12:12:58 AM

This issue has been resolved in an Appian hotfix/new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Symptoms

After running the Cleanup script to clean up log files, it is observed that in addition to log files, archived *.kdb files are incorrectly removed.

Sample syntax: <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/cleanup.bat(.sh) logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

The following output is observed in the terminal:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/*/*.kdb

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-2083 Cleanup script removes archived kdb files when passed option to clean up log files

James Lee — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:12:37 GMT

Revision 34 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by James Lee on 2/25/2020 12:12:37 AM

This issue has been resolved in an Appian hotfix/new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Symptoms

After running the Cleanup script to clean up log files, it is observed that in addition to log files, archived *.kdb files are incorrectly removed.

Sample syntax: <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/cleanup.bat(.sh) logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

The following output is observed in the terminal:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/*/*.kdb

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files when passed in option to clean up log files

Tom Ryan — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 21:32:11 GMT

Revision 33 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tom Ryan on 2/24/2020 9:32:11 PM

This issue has been resolved in an Appian hotfix/new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Symptoms

After running the Cleanup script to clean up log files, it is observed that in addition to log files, archived *.kdb files are incorrectly removed.

Sample syntax: <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/cleanup.bat(.sh) logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

The following output is observed in the terminal:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/*/*.kdb

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files when passed in option to clean up log files

Parmida Borhani — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:36:31 GMT

Revision 32 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 2/11/2020 5:36:31 AM

This issue has been resolved in an Appian hotfix/new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Symptoms

After running the Cleanup script to clean up log files, it is observed that in addition to log files archived *.kdb files are incorrectly removed.

Sample syntax: <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/cleanup.bat(.sh) logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

The following output is observed in the terminal:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/*/*.kdb

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script also removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:09:47 GMT

Revision 31 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 2/10/2020 5:09:47 PM

Symptoms

After running the Cleanup script with syntax <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/cleanup.bat(.sh) logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>, archived *.kdb files are deleted in addition to the log files:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/*/*.kdb

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script also removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:59:34 GMT

Revision 30 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 2/10/2020 4:59:34 PM

Symptoms

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/*/*.kdb

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

James Lee — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:16:37 GMT

Revision 29 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by James Lee on 2/7/2020 9:16:37 PM

Symptoms

After running the Cleanup script with syntax <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/cleanup.bat(.sh) logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>, archived *.kdb files are deleted:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/*/*.kdb

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

To prevent the cleanup.bat(.sh) script from deleting archived kdb files, remove the following lines from the log.xml file found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:06:46 GMT

Revision 28 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 2/7/2020 9:06:46 PM

Symptoms

Archived kdb files are deleted after running the Cleanup script within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.bat(.sh) logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/*/*.kdb

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

To prevent the cleanup.bat(.sh) script from deleting archived kdb files, remove the following lines from the log.xml file found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:34:19 GMT

Revision 27 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 2/7/2020 8:34:19 PM

Symptoms

Archived kdb files are deleted after running the Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.bat(.sh) logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/*/*.kdb

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

To prevent the cleanup.bat(.sh) script from deleting archived kdb files, remove the following lines from the log.xml file found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

James Lee — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:46:33 GMT

Revision 26 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by James Lee on 1/14/2020 3:46:33 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

More information regarding the Cleanup script can be found in the following article:

https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/19.4/Data_Maintenance.html#log-files

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

18.3.272.0
18.4.232.0
19.1.197.0
19.2.180.0
19.3.112.0

Action

Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

To prevent the cleanup.bat(.sh) script from deleting archived kdb files, remove the following lines from the log.xml file found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:45:38 GMT

Revision 25 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 1/8/2020 2:45:38 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

More information regarding the Cleanup script can be found in the following article:

https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/19.4/Data_Maintenance.html#log-files

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

18.3.272.0
18.4.232.0
19.1.197.0
19.2.180.0
19.3.112.0

Action

Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

To prevent the cleanup.bat(.sh) script from deleting archived kdb files, remove the following lines from the log.xml file found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2020

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:45:02 GMT

Revision 24 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 1/8/2020 2:45:02 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

More information regarding the Cleanup script can be found in the following article:

https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/19.4/Data_Maintenance.html#log-files

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

18.3.272.0
18.4.232.0
19.1.197.0
19.2.180.0
19.3.112.0

Action

Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

To prevent the cleanup.bat(.sh) script from deleting archived kdb files, remove the following lines from the log.xml file found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: logging, known issues, Cleanup Script, fixed issues, infrastructure, scripts

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:42:25 GMT

Revision 23 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 1/8/2020 2:42:25 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

More information regarding the Cleanup script can be found in the following article:

https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/19.4/Data_Maintenance.html#log-files

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-146512 in the following hotfixes/versions:

18.3.272.0
18.4.232.0
19.1.197.0
19.2.180.0
19.3.112.0

Action

Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

To prevent the cleanup.bat(.sh) script from deleting archived kdb files, remove the following lines from the log.xml file found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: cleanup, Cleanup Script, cleanup -logs

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:01:40 GMT

Revision 22 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 12/18/2019 7:01:40 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

More information regarding the Cleanup script can be found in the following article:

https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/19.4/Data_Maintenance.html#log-files

Cause

The cleanup.sh/bat script utilizes log.xml found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

Within log.xml, there is remnant code that is executed when -logs option is used with a different script (cleanupArchives.sh/bat)

cleanupArchives.sh/bat script no longer uses the -logs option

Action

This issue has been resolved in a new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

Delete the following lines of code from the log.xml file:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: cleanup, Cleanup Script, cleanup -logs

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:01:18 GMT

Revision 21 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 12/18/2019 7:01:18 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

More information regarding the Cleanup script can be found in the following article: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/19.4/Data_Maintenance.html#log-files

Cause

The cleanup.sh/bat script utilizes log.xml found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

Within log.xml, there is remnant code that is executed when -logs option is used with a different script (cleanupArchives.sh/bat)

cleanupArchives.sh/bat script no longer uses the -logs option

Action

This issue has been resolved in a new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

Delete the following lines of code from the log.xml file:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: cleanup, Cleanup Script, cleanup -logs

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:00:58 GMT

Revision 20 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 12/18/2019 7:00:58 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

More information regarding the Cleanup script can be found in the following article: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/19.4/Data_Maintenance.html#log-files

Cause

The cleanup.sh/bat script utilizes log.xml found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

Within log.xml, there is remnant code that is executed when -logs option is used with a different script (cleanupArchives.sh/bat)

cleanupArchives.sh/bat script no longer uses the -logs option

Action

This issue has been resolved in a new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

Delete the following lines of code from the log.xml file:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: cleanup, Cleanup Script, cleanup -logs

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:00:40 GMT

Revision 19 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 12/18/2019 7:00:40 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

More information regarding the Cleanup script can be found in the following article:

https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/19.4/Data_Maintenance.html#log-files

Cause

The cleanup.sh/bat script utilizes log.xml found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

Within log.xml, there is remnant code that is executed when -logs option is used with a different script (cleanupArchives.sh/bat)

cleanupArchives.sh/bat script no longer uses the -logs option

Action

This issue has been resolved in a new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

Delete the following lines of code from the log.xml file:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: cleanup, Cleanup Script, cleanup -logs

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:54:48 GMT

Revision 18 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 12/18/2019 6:54:48 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: <APPIAN_HOME>/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

Cause

The cleanup.sh/bat script utilizes log.xml found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

Within log.xml, there is remnant code that is executed when -logs option is used with a different script (cleanupArchives.sh/bat)

cleanupArchives.sh/bat script no longer uses the -logs option

Action

This issue has been resolved in a new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

Delete the following lines of code from the log.xml file:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: cleanup, Cleanup Script, cleanup -logs

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:52:54 GMT

Revision 17 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 12/18/2019 6:52:54 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

Cause

The cleanup.sh/bat script utilizes log.xml found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

Within log.xml, there is remnant code that is executed when -logs option is used with a different script (cleanupArchives.sh/bat)

cleanupArchives.sh/bat script no longer uses the -logs option

Action

This issue has been resolved in a new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

Delete the following lines of code from the log.xml file:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: cleanup, Cleanup Script, cleanup -logs

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:52:31 GMT

Revision 16 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 12/18/2019 6:52:31 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command: cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

Cause

The cleanup.sh/bat script utilizes log.xml found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

Within log.xml, there is remnant code that is executed when -logs option is used with a different script (cleanupArchives.sh/bat)

cleanupArchives.sh/bat script no longer uses the -logs option

Action

This issue has been resolved in a new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

Delete the following lines of code from the log.xml file:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: cleanup, Cleanup Script, cleanup -logs

DRAFT KB-XXXX Cleanup script removes archived kdb files

Hamza Ilyas — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:49:38 GMT

Revision 15 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Hamza Ilyas on 12/18/2019 6:49:38 PM

Symptoms

Cleanup script is run within <APPIAN_HOME>/server/_scripts/ using the following command:

cleanup.sh/bat logs -delete -keep <# of days of logs kept>

Running the above script does not only delete logs, but will also delete archived KDB files, which can be noticed as part of the output:

[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af1.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af2.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af3.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af4.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af5.kdb
[exec] Deleting: /usr/appl/aap/appian/services/data/archived/forums/af6.kdb

Cause

The cleanup.sh/bat script utilizes log.xml found in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\_scripts\ant\

Within log.xml, there is remnant code that is executed when -logs option is used with a different script (cleanupArchives.sh/bat)

cleanupArchives.sh/bat script no longer uses the -logs option

Action

This issue has been resolved in a new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Workaround

Delete the following lines of code from the log.xml file:

<!-- Komodo Log Archive Cleanup -->
  <echo message="Cleaning Service Manager Transaction Log Archives"/>
  <property environment="env"/>
  <if>
    <os family="windows"/>
    <then>
      <exec executable="cmd" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="/c cleanupArchives.bat logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </then>
    <else>
      <exec executable="/bin/bash" dir="${env.AE_HOME}/services/bin">
        <arg line="cleanupArchives.sh logs -k ${log.numkeep}"/>
      </exec>
    </else>
  </if>

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Tags: cleanup, Cleanup Script, cleanup -logs