Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of Layer1Transport/Install

Timestamp:

07/31/13 17:02:08 (11 years ago)

Author:

tupty@bbn.com

Comment:

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Layer1Transport/Install

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-=== 5. (optional) Update logback config ===
+=== 5. Configure floodlight logging ===
 There are three reference logback configurations distributed with this software:
  * `/home/openflow/floodlight/conf/logback_file.xml`: logs floodlight messages to `/var/log/floodlight.log`
@@ -58 +58 @@
  * `/home/openflow/floodlight/conf/logback_syslog.xml`: logs floodlight messages to syslog system
 
-The layer1transport service uses the file `/home/openflow/floodlight/conf/logback.xml`, which by default is a symlink that points to `logback_file.xml`.  If you want to change which configuration you use, or if you want to use an alternate configuration, make modifications now.
+The layer1transport service uses the file `/home/openflow/floodlight/conf/logback.xml`, which by default is a symlink that points to `logback_file.xml`.  This default configuration logs to a file at `/var/log/floodlight.log`.  To use this default config, you must first create the logfile as follows:
+{{{
+sudo touch /var/log/floodlight.log
+sudo chown openflow /var/log/floodlight.log
+sudo chmod 0644 /var/log/floodlight.log
+}}}
+
+If you want to change which configuration you use, or if you want to use an alternate configuration, make modifications now.
 
 === 6. Create flows files ===