Lee, Has there been any update to the opt-out documentation?
Thanks, Jim Lee Liming wrote: > Hi, > > This issue applies to many Globus components, so I'm forwarding to a > rather broad distribution. I hope this doesn't cause problems for anyone. > > -- Lee > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Jim Basney <jbas...@ncsa.uiuc.edu> >> Date: July 21, 2009 10:33:41 AM MDT >> To: usage-st...@globus.org >> Subject: [usage-stats] documentation for opt-out / configuration of >> Globus usage statistics >> >> Hi, >> >> At >> http://www.globus.org/toolkit/docs/4.2/4.2.1/admin/install/#gtadmin-config-usage-stats >> >> it says, "The following components collect usage statistics as outlined >> here (along with information about how to opt-out)" with a link to >> http://www.globus.org/toolkit/docs/4.2/4.2.1/Usage_Stats.html >> but I can't find the information about how to opt-out on that >> Usage_Stats.html page. There's an "Opt-out" section, but it doesn't >> describe how. >> >> Back on the "Installing GT 4.2.1" page, "Appendix H. Usage Statistics", >> I see the details listed for each component, and it appears that opting >> out for all components requires setting GLOBUS_USAGE_OPTOUT=1 in the >> environment (for C components) and modifying usageStatisticsTargets in >> $GLOBUS_LOCATION/etc/globus_wsrf_core/server-config.wsdd (for Java >> components). Is that right? These details are listed under each >> component, rather than being described as a consistent interface across >> all Globus components, so maybe there are some components that require a >> different configuration for opting out? Hopefully not. >> >> I suggest documenting the steps for opting out for all Globus components >> on the Usage_Stats.html page and ensuring that those steps work >> consistently across all components. >> >> It would be nice if the Java components respected the >> GLOBUS_USAGE_OPTOUT environment variable, rather than requiring >> different configurations for C and Java components, but I understand >> that Java 1.4 support for environment variables is lacking. >> >> -Jim
