disable fluentd time related file-splitting functionality

[lixiaochun]

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I use out file plugin in my case, the out file is splited daily by default. but I would like to disable fluentd time related file-splitting functionality so that I can use logrotate to fully split file based on time and size.

I don't know how to disable fluentd time related file-splitting functionality.

hope it can be supported.

I'm looking forward to your feedback:)

[lixiaochun]

I got some point from here, but still have no idea about how to disable time slicing for out file plugin. I really need your help:) https://serverfault.com/questions/620770/configuring-logrotate-for-fluentd-files-necessary

[kenhys]

It seems that no way to disable slicing at the moment. but how about specifying longer-term in timekey in <buffer> section? (it may be a dirty workaround)

BTW, why do you want to disable? What is missing feature for fluentd?

[lixiaochun]

It seems that no way to disable slicing at the moment. but how about specifying longer-term in timekey in <buffer> section? (it may be a dirty workaround)

BTW, why do you want to disable? What is missing feature for fluentd?

@ hi kenhys, I would like to slice output file based on size and time. ​ because in my case the the output file generated by file plugin is still too big even specifying daily longer-term in timekey as I know, only time slicing is supported by fluentd file plugin, size slicing is not supported this is why I want to disable time slicing for fluentd file plugin, and the output file is fully sliced using logrotate instead of fluentd file plugin to implement size and time based slicing...

[lixiaochun]

is there alternative way to solve it?