Clearlydevices_out.log

[Ashcor]

Just noticed on one of our larger systems (FreePBX Distro 16) that a large portion of the drive space is taken up by log files… investigating I found that the clearlydevices_out.log is 15GB. What is this log for and can I delete it or set it to log rotate?

[lgaetz]

Its related to the the clearly devices module, the one used for provisioning CIP phones. Do a tail of the log, you’ll probably see the same series of repeated lines, which should tell us what the issue might be.

You can view/grep/tail from the command line, or use the GUI

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