Clear state, logs, etc. What is the best way?

[skol]

Summary: We're using our current production setup to test and proof checks, etc before rolling to production. We'd like to clear logs, state, etc before going live. Can I just nuke the logfiles, state dirs etc - or is there a preferred/better way?

Thanks!

[slansing]

Depending on the log file you should be able to remove it and it will re-generate, which logs are you looking to remove?

[skol]

I'm looking to clear the:

- event log
- past notifications
- state history

If not, not a big deal.

[abrist]

Shut down the nagios service and remove the retention file:

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service nagios stop
rm /usr/local/nagios/var/retention.dat
service nagios start

All checks afterwards will be listed as "pending" and will be scheduled for first checks.

[slansing]

You should be able to remove these logs without running into any issues, the logs you will be targeting are:

The archived nagios.log files:

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/usr/local/nagios/var/archives/

[skol]

Cool, thanks!

[slansing]

Let us know if you run into any other questions!