[Oisf-users] About the ever-growing stats.log

[Peter Manev]

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 12:00 AM, James Moe <jimoe at sohnen-moe.com> wrote:
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> Hello,
>   linux 3.16.7-21-desktop x86_64
>   suricata 2.0.7
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>   Suricata appends cumulative statistics to <stats.log> at intervals
> defined in <suricata.yaml>. The default interval value of 8 seconds
> means the file grows quickly.
>   What is the reason for such frequent updates?
>   Is there a way to prevent the data being appended? I.e., overwrite
> the file every time?

.....

  - stats:
      enabled: yes
      filename: stats.log
      append: no



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> James Moe
> moe dot james at sohnen-moe dot com
> 520.743.3936
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Regards,
Peter Manev