You can avoid this behavior by setting environmental variable DSM_LOG (f.e. in user's profile for particular users, or in system wide profiles like /etc/environment) pointing to the directory where your (let's say main) dsmerror.log resides..
Best regards, Martin Trcka > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Denis L'Huillier > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 6:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: dsmerror.log location. > > > Also, > If you have other people loggin into the machine tsm will drop a > dsmerror.log file in the current directory > the user is in when they execute dsm/dsmc and there is an error condition. > > Likely the dsmerror.log files which are appearing in odd places are caused > by users executing tsm. > Look at the contents of the dsmerror.log file and see if the timestamp is > during the backup cycle. > I'll bet it's during the day. > > Regards, > > Denis L. L'Huiller > 973-360-7739 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Enterprise Storage Forms -> > http://admpwb01/misc/misc/storage_forms_main.html > > > > > Pitur Ey~srsson > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent by: "ADSM: cc: > > Dist Stor Subject: Re: > dsmerror.log location. > > Manager" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > T.EDU> > > > > > > 04/08/2002 11:53 > > AM > > Please respond > > to "ADSM: Dist > > Stor Manager" > > > > > > > > > > yes William the only place i know about where you can define the errorlog > retention is in the dsm.sys file. > > you can do it like this > > ERRORLOGNAME %the path and the name of the errrolog file% > ERRORLOGRETENTION %how long you are going to keep the log% > > Example > > ERRORLOGNAME /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/dsmerror.log > ERRORLOGRETENTION 10D > > > > > Kvedja/Regards > Petur Eythorsson > Taeknimadur/Technician > IBM Certified Specialist - AIX > Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional > Microsoft Certified System Engineer > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Nyherji Hf Simi TEL: +354-569-7700 > Borgartun 37 105 Iceland > URL: http://www.nyherji.is > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Evans, William C > Sent: 8. aprml 2002 15:02 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: dsmerror.log location. > > > Folks, > While I S.A. about 16 TSM servers I am not a TSM administrator and know > little about TSM other than how to install and config the client > and how to > kick off the scheduler. However, I am responsible for the > scheduled backup > of these TSM servers to other servers and therein lies my dilema. I am > finding my dsmerror.log files all over the place which makes scripting to > have them emailed to me every Monday morning a pain. It was my > understanding that you set up the location for your dsmsched and > dsmerror.logs in your dsm.sys file along with their retention periods. Is > there somewhere else that those locations can be set? On those servers > where I'm finding these log files put in odd locations I find no entry in > the dsm.sys file that would put them where they're being found. > TIA, > Bill > > Bill Evans, UNIX System Administrator > Phone: 719.535.4194 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Pager: 1-800-759-8888 PIN 8775027415 > Sametime Connect: c-bill.evans > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> ...the recognized global leader in ensuring clients > achieve superior value in the digital economy > > =
