[checkmk-commits] git bug

Module: check_mk Branch: master Commit: 5bc2afe0432d4e66d09588c421611217d00b6dd3 URL: http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git;a=commit;h=5bc2afe0432d4e… Author: Sebastian Herbord <sh(a)mathias-kettner.de> Date: Fri Nov 6 09:04:39 2015 +0100 git bug --- .bugs/2366 | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/.bugs/2366 b/.bugs/2366 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..400dddc --- /dev/null +++ b/.bugs/2366 @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +Title: mk_logwatch should limit number of lines processed by default +Component: checks +State: open +Date: 2015-11-06 09:02:53 +Targetversion: future +Class: nastiness + +Currently the default behaviour of mk_logwatch is to process all input, independent of the amount of data sent and time spent. +Via the "Text logfiles (Linux)" one can set those limits but the default behaviour should already be sane. +In the same Context, there should be an option to not drop exceeding lines but keep them for the next cycle. +If technically possible it may be desireable to colapse repeated similar lines (i.e. "last line repeated 200 times") +but this would require a reliable way to identify timestamps.