Question vhosts: Log files are rebuilt

[ollibraun]

Server operating system version

Debian 12.6

Plesk version and microupdate number

Plesk Obsidian 18.0.62 Update 1 Web Pro Edition

Hello,

more of a general Linux question than a Plesk problem, but maybe someone here has an idea anyway:

I don't need the logs at the vHosts and delete them from time to time. Only now I noticed that not only after deleting new logs under...

/var/www/vhosts/domain.de/logs

...which I expected, but the deleted logs are also there again. Even with the old file creation data. As if they had never been deleted.

So, as root user:

rm -f -r /var/www/vhosts/domain.de/logs

A few days later, the content is back:

I did not restore a backup. A server restart or a "plesk repair all -y" command apparently does not trigger this.

Does anyone know what triggers the restore or where the data comes from? In other words, which mechanism is responsible for this?

Best regards
Oliver

 

[Kaspar@Plesk]

Not a direct answer to your question, but since you mentioned you don't need the domain log this support article might be of interest to you:

How to disable Apache and nginx log files for domains on Plesk for Linux server?

Applicable to: Plesk for Linux Question How to disable Apache and nginx log files for domains on a Plesk for Linux server? Answer Note: This article may require additional administrative knowled...

support.plesk.com

 

[ChristophRo]

You also need to delete the logs on /var/www/vhosts/system/domain.de/logs
This is the "primary" location of all these logs, and on /var/www/vhosts/domain.de/logs are only hardlinks to these files

 

[ollibraun]

Thank you, that was the solution.