How to change the TIBCO Spotfire Server log files location?

Created
October 08, 2021 23:24

Date Posted: 2018-09-18
Product: TIBCO Spotfire®

Problem:

Solution:

This KB Article describes steps to reconfigure the TIBCO Spotfire Server log file(s) location. Note: Take a backup of any of the below mentioned files before making any changes.

Follow the steps below to change the log file(s) location:

* Stop the Spotfire Server Service

* Open "<TSS installation folder>\tomcat\webapps\spotfire\WEB-INF\web.xml" file in a text editor. Search for "log.dir" string and Replace its <param-value> which currently will be "/../../logs" with the new location ( for Ex. C:\tibco\Logs). Save the file.

* Open "<TSS installation folder>\tomcat\conf\logging.properties" file in edit mode. Change the value of "1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory" from "${catalina.base}/logs" to new the location.

* Similarly change the value of "2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory" in the same file to the new location.

Note: Use forward slashes (/) instead of backward slashes (\). (For example, use C:/tibco/Logs for the new location C:\tibco\Logs).

* Save the file.

* Start the Spotfire Server process

If you are running Spotfire Server as a Windows service, use the following approach:
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* Stop the Spotfire Server Service

* Open "<TSS installation folder>\tomcat\bin\service.bat" file in a text editor. Search for the string "--LogPath" ( two occurrences) and replace the value with the new location.

* Save the file.

* Open a command prompt console window and browse to the <TSS installation folder>\tomcat\bin\> folder.

* Execute following two commands to re-install the Spotfire Server service

service.bat remove
service.bat install

* Restart the service.

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