# Very large log files in Ignition 8.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [November 1, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-large-log-files-in-ignition-8-1/65949 "2022-11-01T18:40:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![L\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f8ce5/32.png) [@L\_F](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/L_F)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-large-log-files-in-ignition-8-1/65949/1 "2022-11-01T18:40:46Z")
I'm running Ignition 8.1 on a linux server and I've noticed that one of my log files is huge compared to the other and doesn't seem to be closing out. I checked my ignition.conf file and the wrapper logging settings are the defaults: wrapper.logfile.maxsize=10m wrapper.logfile.maxfiles=5 I've checked my Ignition/logs/ directory and I actually have 6 log files in there: wrapper.log, which is over 4GB, and wrapper.log.1 to wrapper.log.5, which are roughly 10MB. What has happened that caused the file to grow out of control and how can I fix it? ---
**Author:** ![kcollins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kcollins/32/19646_2.png) [@kcollins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcollins)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-large-log-files-in-ignition-8-1/65949/2 "2022-11-01T19:22:28Z")
What version of 8.1.x is it? The default [implicit] [roll mode](https://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/prop-logfile-rollmode.html) is `wrapper.logfile.rollmode=SIZE`, so it should roll upon that size exceeding 10MB. I've never observed it malfunctioning--I imagine that might be _something_ in that log file related to the Java Service Wrapper if it tried to roll and failed for some reason. Are the file permissions on the existing `wrapper.log.*` files correct (i.e. the user that Ignition is running as still has r/w access to them)? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-large-log-files-in-ignition-8-1/65949/3 "2022-11-01T19:36:46Z")
Also, was Ignition restarted after changing the configuration? ---
**Author:** ![L\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f8ce5/32.png) [@L\_F](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/L_F)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-large-log-files-in-ignition-8-1/65949/4 "2022-11-09T16:04:13Z")
Sorry for not replying sooner. The version is 8.1.10. I checked my config file and didn't find a `wrapper.logfile.rollmode==SIZE` property in the config file. It looks like the log file permissions are correct. The issue has resolved itself after a gateway restart.