[LOG4NET-185] Rolling files backups is not decreasing when updating MaxSizeRollBackups

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.10
• Fix Version/s: 1.2/2.0 Maintenance Release
• Environment: windows, all
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: nir bon
• Created: 09/Nov/08 09:48
• Updated: 04/Apr/20 22:30

Description

When decreasing the MaxSizeRollBackups parameter at runtime.
the log4net is not deleting older files that has already written.

This means that if i change the MaxSizeRollBackups parameter repeadetly, i can reach to very large number of old log files.

reconstruct scenario
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
set number of backups to 10 files. wait till you have 10 files.
decrease number of backups to 2.

result- 10 files will remain at disk. 8 files will never be deleted, 2 files will stay as retention.
expected - only 2 files will remain in disk.

Issue Links

• is superceded by: LOG4NET-367 RollingFileAppender-NG: rewrite the RollingFileAppender