=====LogFileSizeIncreasing=====

**Level:** Major/Critical


**Purpose:** Notify operations that a log file on the server has a rapidly growing log line count

**Scenario:** An error has occurred in an application and is appending the log at a rapid rate, filling up the disk space.


**Resolution:** Log into the server and check which log file is increasing.

<code>find ~/logs/ -name "*.log" -exec ls -lh {} \;</code>

If the file size is not too large, tail it and note the exception/error that is causing the file increase.

**Manual Action Steps:**
If necessary, truncate the file, do not delete it. 

<code>sudo echo > LOG_FILE</code>

**Auto Clear:** Yes, when the log lines stop increasing